Yuko Mohri: LED
Somewhere along the way, I have purchased a number of antique speakers, heavier than my own body weight through online auctions.
When I play them in the studio and feel the sound and vibrations coming out of the speaker cones with my ears and skin, a simple question comes to my mind: why do these vibrations occur?
Then I realize that I am seeing the sound or the vibration, and the mechanism that produces them from the power plug, through the cables, and the amplifiers.
That is slightly different from the experience of listening to music.What intrigues me is how the differences in sound intensity and frequency change the form of electricity. How electricity is supplied behind the walls, and where it comes from, my imagination stretches to every corner of the world.
In the exhibition 鈥淟ED,鈥� I would like to look at the path of electricity and see the landscape of Let the Energy Decompose. - Yuko Mohri
The exhibition 鈥淟ED鈥� focuses on the visuality of sound and the transformation of electric current. It features two major series: 鈥淒ecomposition鈥� and 鈥淥rochi鈥�.
Decomposition is a series of sound-and-light installations. The water in fruits generate electricity then transformed into flickering lights or low hums. First unveiled at Tai Kwun in Hong Kong in 2021, the series was later exhibited in Mohri鈥檚 solo show 鈥淪OLO鈥� at Project Fulfill Art Space, and has since garnered global attention. In 2024, it was showcased at the Venice Biennale, where it emerged as one of the most celebrated pieces of the edition. It also appeared later the same year in Mohri鈥檚 solo exhibition 鈥淥n Physis鈥� at Artizon Museum, Tokyo, where the artist integrated large-scale LED walls to amplify the energy transformation into an immersive visual experience.
The upcoming exhibition in Taipei expands upon this recent development. Here, Decomposition connects vintage theater speakers and expansive LED panels, making electric currents perceptible through sound, light, and vibration. A shift in aesthetic replaceds wooden structures with transparent materials, offering a cleaner, more refined visual language.
The Orochi series鈥攏amed after the mythical Japanese serpent鈥攆eatures coiled cables that resemble snakes, capturing ambient radio signals. These signals are converted into magnetic forces, subtly swaying suspended magnets in invisible energy fields, allowing viewers to "see" the presence of signal transmissions.
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Somewhere along the way, I have purchased a number of antique speakers, heavier than my own body weight through online auctions.
When I play them in the studio and feel the sound and vibrations coming out of the speaker cones with my ears and skin, a simple question comes to my mind: why do these vibrations occur?
Then I realize that I am seeing the sound or the vibration, and the mechanism that produces them from the power plug, through the cables, and the amplifiers.
That is slightly different from the experience of listening to music.What intrigues me is how the differences in sound intensity and frequency change the form of electricity. How electricity is supplied behind the walls, and where it comes from, my imagination stretches to every corner of the world.
In the exhibition 鈥淟ED,鈥� I would like to look at the path of electricity and see the landscape of Let the Energy Decompose. - Yuko Mohri
The exhibition 鈥淟ED鈥� focuses on the visuality of sound and the transformation of electric current. It features two major series: 鈥淒ecomposition鈥� and 鈥淥rochi鈥�.
Decomposition is a series of sound-and-light installations. The water in fruits generate electricity then transformed into flickering lights or low hums. First unveiled at Tai Kwun in Hong Kong in 2021, the series was later exhibited in Mohri鈥檚 solo show 鈥淪OLO鈥� at Project Fulfill Art Space, and has since garnered global attention. In 2024, it was showcased at the Venice Biennale, where it emerged as one of the most celebrated pieces of the edition. It also appeared later the same year in Mohri鈥檚 solo exhibition 鈥淥n Physis鈥� at Artizon Museum, Tokyo, where the artist integrated large-scale LED walls to amplify the energy transformation into an immersive visual experience.
The upcoming exhibition in Taipei expands upon this recent development. Here, Decomposition connects vintage theater speakers and expansive LED panels, making electric currents perceptible through sound, light, and vibration. A shift in aesthetic replaceds wooden structures with transparent materials, offering a cleaner, more refined visual language.
The Orochi series鈥攏amed after the mythical Japanese serpent鈥攆eatures coiled cables that resemble snakes, capturing ambient radio signals. These signals are converted into magnetic forces, subtly swaying suspended magnets in invisible energy fields, allowing viewers to "see" the presence of signal transmissions.
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