ART–SYS–MOH
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Yuko Mohri
Spatial Construction
Chance as intelligence
ART–SYS–MOH
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Chance as intelligence
Yuko Mohri
ART–SYS–MOH
Chance as intelligence
Index Code:
ART–SYS–MOH
Orgin:
Kanagawa, Japan
Field Notes:
Environment becomes collaborator • imperfection becomes logic
Defining Moment:
2010s—kinetic works where everyday materials formed responsive ecosystems.

Yuko Mohri

(
b. 1980
 )
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Mohri constructs subtle circuits where air, sound, and makeshift systems behave like living organisms.

Her installations reveal the poetics of malfunction — order found in drift.

How does fragile system sustain motion here?

In Yuko Mohri’s work, fragile systems sustain motion through precarious balance and circulation of lightweight components. Forces loop, failure threatens, and structure persists across the configuration.

Position

Perception as Interface

The work activates through viewing conditions rather than fixed form. Movement, position, distance, or duration alters what is perceived. Vision becomes an interface rather than a passive act.

In Yuko Mohri’s work, this approach appears where kinetic systems register invisible forces.
Hard Systems
Form is governed by rigid rules, limits, and non-negotiable constraints.
Spatial Reduction
Space is clarified through subtraction, compression, and restraint.

Spatial Construction

Creates form through measured spatial relationships rather than object-making.
Gesture
Gesture functions as structure through disciplined, repeatable action.
Material
Material behavior governs form through weight, resistance, and constraint.
Space
Space is structured through openings, intervals, and boundary conditions.
Art
Form operates as a site for material, perceptual, and conceptual inquiry.
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