Yuko Mohri: I/O

In Yuko Mohri's sculptural installation I/O, paper rolls move slowly, picking up dust and other particles from the gallery space. This particular debris attaches itself to the rollers, which then are scanned and converted to random electronic input-output signals.

I/O was exhibited at Atelier Nord in Oslo in 2021, but due to the pandemic, the artist was unable to install it in person. The acquaintance with the characteristics of a particular space is important, and this time Mohri stayed in Bergen to install the piece while familiarising with Lydgalleriet's space. I/O thus grows with the environment and circumstances, creating an organic situation in which the same sounds and movements are never repeated.

I/O is an iconic work having been shown in different ways and in different contexts - always precisely adapted to the specific room of which it is part of. I/O at Lydgalleriet will along these lines contain elements uniquely resonating with our exhibition space.

Yuko Mohri is an internationally renowned Japanese artist living in Tokyo. She often works with instruments in her installation work and has collaborated with sound artists and composers such as Camille Norment, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akio Suzuki. Her works have been shown at museums and biennials around the world, including the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, 2022; the São Paulo Biennial, 2021; Lyon Biennale, 2017 and Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2016. Mohri's piece I/O is part of Lydgalleriet's program for 2022 with a focus on different affiliations between human and machine.