Mori Art Award 2026 Grand Prize Exhibition: Katayama Mari

theme tree of life

This exhibition will feature an installation that includes the “tree of life” series (2024-), Katayama’s recent work that is now part of the collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and served as a key reason for her selection.

curated by Tokuyama Hirokazu

Using hand-sewn objects as a starting point, Katayama creates self-portraits, video works and installations that serve as lenses reflecting multilayered social structures, roles, and the landscapes where they harmoniously resonate.

Major exhibitions include Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy at the ArtScience Museum (Singapore, 2026), Photography Now: The Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, 2025-27), Performer and Participant at the Tate Modern (London, 2023), Home Again at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris, 2021), the 58th Venice Biennale (2019), and Roppongi Crossing 2016: My Body, Your Voice at the Mori Art Museum (Tokyo).