Mariko Hori_

https://marikohori.space/_korimariho@me.com_1. Aug. 1985 / Hyogo / Japan

Mariko Hori (1985) is a Japanese visual artist. She has studied architecture and graduated from Kyoto Seika University inJapan.
Over the years, her works have been showcased widely in museums, galleries and international art festivals including herrecent participation to Nakanojo Biennale in Japan, Land Art Mongolia 5th Biennale, Japanese Serbian Film Festival, Valec
Castle in Czech Republic, Turin Art Week in Italy, Stockholm Fringe Festival in Sweden, as well as Center forContemporary Art Plovdiv in Bulgaria. She is invited to propose new work for Folkestone Triennial in UK In 2020.
Her works, consisting mainly of installations, are study of alternative way of architecture without building, through modest
but characteristic way of choice of materials and placing them intentionally.

EDUCATION
2008

B.A. in Architecture, Kyoto Seika University, Japan

PRINCIPAL SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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Found fragments of the city / resonance gallery / Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Archeology of the Future / Dom Omladine / Belgrade, Serbia
Sleeping on the Grass Pillow / Aleksanterin linna, Serlachius Museum / Mänttä, Finland
direction of the day after tomorrow / KONSTEPIDEMIN / Gothenburg , Sweden
Soup of Exotic / Atelierhaus Salzamt / Linz, Austria
Perhaps, perhaps not / Kulturni Centar GRAD / Belgrade , Serbia
I think she was a spy / Youkobo art space / Tokyo , Japan

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Week of Contemporary Art, European Capital of Culture 2019 / Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nakanojo Biennial / Gunma, Japananatomy of the flight / Aeronautical Museum / Belgrade, Serbia
5th Biennial Land Art Mongolia / Murun Sum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Stockholm Fringe Festival / Stockholm, Sweden
Triennial of Extended Media / Belgrade , Serbia
WATER TOWER ART FEST / Sofia, Pernik , Bulgaria
PILOT, ENSAYO, ERROR / Centro Cultural Puertas de Castilla / Murcia, Spain

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Sponsorship / Foundation Novi Sad 2021
Sponsorship / Embassy of the Netherlands in Serbia and in Montenegro
Sponsorship / Consulate- General of Japan in Milan, Italy
Sponsorship / the municipality of Conzano, Italy
Finalist / 2017 Contemporary Talents , François Schneider Foundation
Sponsorship / the city of Linz, Austria
Sponsorship / Balkankult Foundation, Serbia
First Prize / FRAG-ART EXHIBITION 2009 in GIFU
Graduation Award for Architecture course, Kyoto Seika University: by Riken Yamamoto

PRINCIPAL SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCIESNov
2019
SULUV, Foundation Novi Sad 2021 / Novi Sad , Serbia
May2019
Artegiro Contemporary Art / Conzano, Italy
Aug-Sep 2015-18 Museum. Magacin Macura / Stari Banovci , SerbiaJuly2016Serlachius Museums Residency / Mänttä , Finland
Apr-May 2015
Kulturni Centar Grad / Belgrade , Serbia
Jan-Feb 2015
Atelierhaus Salzamt / Linz , Austria
Mar-Apr 2013
Balkankult Foundation Residency / Fruska gora , Serbia
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Museum Magacin Macura / Stari Banovci , Serbia
Museum Magacin Macura / Stari Banovci , Serbia
Museum Magacin Macura / Stari Banovci , Serbia
Art center Božo Plazinić / - Čačak , Serbia
Museum Magacin Macura / Stari Banovci , Serbia
Sirogojno open air museum, cottage 41 / Sirogojno , Serbia
Public art work / 2012 the 67th National Sports Festival / Gifu, Japan

SELECTED PRESS AND REVIEWS
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ART Habens / Interview / UK
SEE cult / Review / Serbia
Average Art / Article / UK
KMV - Lehti / Cultural News Paper / Finland
Dorf TV / Interview / Austria
RTV KIM / Interview / Kosovo
Politika / Interview / Serbia

PREVIOUS WORKING EXPERIENCE
2011 - 132009 - 10

Designer for International Fairs / Noi Corporation / Tokyo, Japan
Interior Designer / Design Art Center / Tokyo, Japan