Mariko HORI
Many Beings Sharing This Planet
installation / stone, mineral, glass, bead, gold, agarwood, frankincense, thread, sand, dust, pollen, rice grain, soil, nail, salt, metal, seed, shell, fragrance oil, sea sponge, epoxy glue on tile / 2022
This work invites the audience to rediscover the richness of tiny, often overlooked elements of this world. To appreciate the immediate, physical reality that surrounds us.
In the near future, perhaps devices will always find ways to satisfy us, in order to save our precious time.
But gradually, we may lose the opportunity to engage our own senses to discover what we truly appreciate. Fewer and fewer people use their sense of smell, influenced by the idea of expiration dates. Things that are popular among many seem to matter more than our own feelings, whether we actually like them or not. If we pay less attention to our real sensations, perhaps even our sense of happiness will become entirely artificial in the end.
The experience of this work may offer the audience sensory development and spiritual enrichment by sharpening the mind.
Respecting our own sensations, even in everyday life, may lead to greater respect and acceptance of all other subjects in this world.
Group Exhibition
Refresh Amsterdam #3 Imagine the Future
11.07 - 30.11. 2025
Amsterdam Museum
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