MITAMURA Midori
MITAMURA Midori
update: 2014.10.1
Profile
Born in Aichi, 1964. Lives and works in Tokyo. Mitamura stayed in Finland under the Japanese Government Overseas Study Program for Artists in 2005. With the theme of everyday memory, Mitamura combines various materials such as photos, video, words, and commodities to create an installation referred to as a "three-dimensional drama which people can step inside". Recent exhibitions include: "Big Sky Friendship" (Towada Art Center, Aomori, 2014), "Over the Rainbow" (Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 2012-13), "Before the Daybreak" (Gallery Terra Tokyo, Tokyo, 2013), and the art project "Art & Breakfast" in several places in the world.
About works / performance
Mitamura's exhibition Art & Breakfast, Melbourne will be developed during a three month period as visiting artist in residence at Monash University.
Art & Breakfast is an ongoing project that has previously taken form in Stockholm, Tokyo and Berlin (2006-10). The project begins each morning with the artist making breakfast to eat together with gallery visitors. Mitamura then spends time in the exhibition space, creating and rearranging a series of small improvised installations each day. These temporary handmade installations reflect the transient nature of memory and emotional experience. This exhibition framework makes for an intimate exchange, whereby atmosphere, open-ended possible narratives and a kind of everyday mise-en-scene are built and shared between artist and visitor.
