Ekpyrotic String VI and Cycloid V © Mariko Mori | Photography by Jason Wyche, New York | Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York
Contemporary Japanese artist Mariko Mori, is currently showing “Invisible Dimension”, an installation of her sculptures at the New York gallery of Sean Kelly.
The exhibition includes seven new sculptures that use technically advanced methods to create the pieces, which are an expression of Mori’s ongoing research into superstring theory and particle physics, coupled with her speculation as to how multiple hidden universes might be represented.
Cycloid V and Ekpyrotic String VI, the two largest sculptures, are inspired by the latest astrophysics theories, particularly the “Ekpyrotic Universe,” which postulates an endless cyclic universe that eternally repeats life and death.
Ekpyrotic String VI and Cycloid V © Mariko Mori | Photography by Jason Wyche, New York | Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York
Orbicle I represents a different dimension of hidden space, giving form to realms that remain imperceptible in nature, but vividly realized via the artist’s imagination.
Orbicle I © Mariko Mori | Photography by Jason Wyche, New York | Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York
The two Spirifer sculptures (a term the artist has coined), represent the invisible fire of the spirit, which, as Mori suggests one cannot see, but nonetheless feels within the body.
Spirifer I and Spirifer II © Mariko Mori | Photography by Jason Wyche, New York | Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York
Plasma Stones (seen below) represent the beginning of the universe; these sculptures reflect a full spectrum of color to suggest the plasma state, a memory of the Big Bang.
The installation will be on view at the Sean Kelly Gallery until the 28th of April, 2018.
