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Mariko Hasumi (Japan, 1978)
Mariko Hasumi was born in Tochigi, Japan, in 1978. Mariko Hasumi's works feature the themes of difference and misunderstanding which lie concealed in every communication in daily life. They are expressed through the abstract impressions connected to the concept of a 'stage'. In her fresco's, images of mountains, asterisms, body parts or knitting stitches appear in simple lines. These images mislead the viewer who wants to find out what they are looking at, because they don't have proper orientation or context, or some parts of their code are transformed. Hasumi shows us the scenes beyond fiction and reality.