mayura torii (Japan)
Having left Japan in 1998, Mayura Torii lived in USA, Germany and France,
where she learnt different languages, cultures and lifestyles. This was
the departing point for her artistic creations. Many of Mayura Torii’s
works are based on language. A box, an object, an installation, a drawing,
a photography receives its resonance from its title. When not from its
title, the resonance emerges from a text. Her works are studies of the
shakiness of translation from one language or culture to another, trappy
equivalences and faux amis.
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