Artist Statement

My work centres around human conditions. The theme of human conditions derives from my personal experiences and curiosity on people, how and what they see the world. However, the daily experience and observation are often covered with humorous appearances or preoccupied with detailed creation. It makes people seldom to see my intension of the hidden stories. In my opinion, it is a good way to express negative topics. They seem to cover at first glance the impression of unpleasantness of the negative motives, yet gently leads people to the core.

Sometimes the primary focus of these elements is expressed in combining of figures, objects and spaces to create an experimental and narrative installation. By hearing the talk or sound, or lying in my works, people interact with my world.

Concurrently I develop my perspective series, which show my interests on perspective. Analytically, I attempted to show some different way of perspective such as perspective in photo (2D image) transformed into sculpture (3D image). They are mainly expressed by contrasting scales.

They are diverse in presentation from the traditional perspective to foreshortening perspective. Often, they are expressed in sculpture but also as installations. Sometimes they are seen as a part of other works. Recently I started making this perspective series as wall hanging sculptures.

CV

Education

2003 - 2004

Master of Fine Arts, Chelsea college of Art and Design(U.K.)

2002

Guest Student, Dresden Fine Art College (Germany)

1998 - 2001

BA, Chelsea college of Art and Design, Sculpture(U.K.)

1997 - 1998

Foundation, Kent Institute of Art and Design(U.K.)

Exhibitions

2024

10 Nov - Jan 2025

"Trouwe Metgezel"(Netherlands)

25 - 27 Oct

"Art Weekend Nürnberg" (Germany)

21 Sep - May 2025

"Zukunftsmusik"(Germany)

07 - 08 Sep

"KunstTage Rhein-Erft 2024"(Germany)

06 - 07 Sep

"Lange Nacht der Bilder" at Alte Gießerei Berlin e.V. (Germany)

10 July - 8 Sep

"NN-Kunstpreis 2024" Kunsthaus Nürnberg (Germany)

06 July - 06 Oct

"VI International Biennial of Nude "Marko Krstov Gregović" (Montenegro)

28 June - 10 Aug

"Zusammenschau" bauchhund salonlabor (Germany)

25 March -

"Rangotsav" (India)

19 - 21 Jan

"Postcards from the edge 2024" (U.S.A.)

05 - 28 Jan

"Lustrum" PLAY room" (Netherlands)

2023

16 Oct -

"Wave" Bangiya Kala Kendra Online art exhibition (India)

01 Oct -05 Nov

"Blue Biennale 2023" (Romania)

05 - 09 Oct

"International Art Exhibition 2023" at Patan Museum (Nepal)

16 Sep - 19 Nov

"Absent Landscape" at Voipaalan art centre (Finland)

18 Aug - 03 Sep

"Imagin Transparancy" (Germany)

22 - 25 June

"Schok 2023" (Netherlands)

12 June -

"REFLECT" (India)

03 June - 08 Oct

"NordArt 2023" (Germany)

01 March - 31 Maysolo

"Wohin - Mari Terauchi" at mk architektur (Germany)

05 - 08 Jan

"Postcards from the edge 2023" (U.S.A.)

2022

08 Dec - 07 Jan 2023

"19th Asian Art biennale Bangladesh 2022" (Bangladesh)

02 Dec - 20 Jan 2023

"Time between" by BBK Nürnberg (Germany)

01 - 09 Oct

"DenkmalKunst 2022" (Germany)

30 July -

"S-P-A-C-E" (India)

24 July - 02 Sep

"von Blume zu Blume" at Kiosk24 (Germany)

20 May - 18 Junesolo

"Mari Terauchi: Perspektiv" at Loft (Germany)

15 May -

"Thoughts" (India)

13 May

"Bologna in Lettere 10th" at factoryBo (Italy)

24 March - 09 May

"Male Figure 2022" at Kunstbehandlung (Germany)

29 Jan -

"MINDSCAPE" (India)

08 - 14 Jan

"Postcards from the edge 2022" (U.S.A.)

2021

21 - 28 Dec

"ULU ÖNDER SERHAT ŞEHRİMİZDE" (Turkey)

28 Oct - 21 Nov

"Afwezig Landschap" PLAY room" (Netherlands)

23 - 31 Oct

"XIII Firenze Biennale" (Italy)

17 Oct - 21 Nov

"Blue Biennale 2021" (Romania)

07-10 Oct

"Sculto" (Spain)

23-26 Sep

"Schok 2021" at De Stal & Galerie Klein Zwitserland (Netherlands)

07 - 28 Sep

"pride" (Turkey)

17 July - 21 Sepsolo

"Das Museum" at Underground Galerie (Austria)

23 June -

"Hope 21" (India)

18 May -

"We change museums" (Argentina)

07-23 May

"European Dream" at Play room (Netherlands)

10 April -

"Telephone" (U.S.A.)

18 Jan -

"Bangiya Kala Kendra Online art exhibition" (India)

2020

16 Dec -

"Tributo Modigliani" (Italy, France, Spain and U.S.A.)

01 - 30 Nov

"1st International Virtual Art Exhibition" Zobra the art village (Bangladesh)

17 - 24 Oct

"Vasteras International Art Fair" at Soho gallery (Sweden)

05 - 30 Sep

"Nirantar Art 2nd Online International art exhibition" (India)

15 May - 19 June

"Klimawandel to go" at Group Global 3000 (Germany)

2019

24 - 27 Oct

"100% vrouw" at Grote of St. Laurenskerk (Netherlands)

23 Sep - 15 Octsolo

"Perspective Mari Terauchi" at Jovo Ivanociv Modern Gallery (Montenegro)

15 - 25 Aug

"Play room pop-up" at Waterkant (Netherlands)

13 - 16 June

"Schok 2019" (Netherlands)

24 May - 30 June

"Haarlem Duurzaam en Circulair" at Kweekcafe (Netherlands)

04 - 12 May

"VeniceLands ArtPrize 2019" at Villa Memo Giordani (Italy)

26 - 27 Jan　　solo

"Hello" at Period (Netherlands)

11 Jan - 01 March

"Es verschlägt mir den Atem" at Group Global 3000 (Germany)

04 - 27 Jan

"Hiep Hiep Hoera Kunst!" at Play room (Netherlands)

2018

02 - 29 Sep

"4th International Biennial of Nude ´- Marko Krstov Gregovic" Crvena komuna Petrovac (Montenegro)

26 July - 05 Aug

"Kunst im Dialog" at Rathaus & Rocklturm (Germany)

05 May - 09 Junesolo

"Woher kommen sie?" at bauchhund salonbar (Germany)

09 Feb - 13 April

"Farmer eyeing Industry" at Group Global 3000 (Germany)

2017

03 - 26 Nov

"MEM 2017" at Mongolia (Spain)

26 Aug - 29 Oct

"Cruising by Night" at Stadskantine Alkmaar (Netherlands)

16 July - 19 Aug

"Eilandhoppen" at Stadskantine Alkmaar (Netherlands)

16 June - 02 July

"kunstgäste#6" at Kunturbunker Köln (Germany)

04 June-2018 03 June

"Schlosspark Stammheim Kunst 2017" (Germany)

07 May

"Jubileum tentoonstelling 25 jaar verwarring Norbert Wille" at Jan & Piet Museum (Netherlands)

2016

09 - 23 Dec

"Status 2016" at Staldgate74 (Denmark)

20 Aug - 17 Sep

"Global Village 2016" at Kulturhuset Brondby (Denmark)

24 June - 03 July

"Global Village 2016" at Landshud Town Hall(Germany)

10 - 12 June

"Paratissima Skopje" (North Macedonia)

20 - 22 May

"ArtZaanstad 2016" at Backfire (Netherlands)

2015

17 OCT - 08 Novsolo

"Woher kommen sie?" Lange Kunsthacht Schwäbisch Hall at Hirtenscheuer (Germany)

28 July - 02 Aug

"CHEMCRAFT" at CM Projects (U.K.)

18 - 30 June

"Incubarte 7" at Ibercaja Gallery (Spain)

2014

06 - 27 June　　

"Edible Matters - What's Cooking Under The Microscope?" at tAd gallery (U.S.A.)

2013

18 - 30 Nov　　

"MEM 2013" at Centro Civico San Francisco (Spain)

02 Feb - 22 March

"EAGL quadriART 2013" at Eagle Gallery (Germany)

2012

11 - 17 Nov　　

"Fantasmagoria4" at Gallery Shorin (Japan)

20 April - 03 June

"facelook Selbstubszenierung in Kunst und Design" (Germany)

2011

27 - 29 July　　

"xqm Wem gehört der Raum zwischen den Häusern?" (Germany)

13 - 14 March

"Fantasmagoria3" at Gallery Shorin (Japan)

2010

11 Dec - 2011 09 Jan

Mitgliederausstellung des Kunstvereins Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)

12 - 19 Nov

"SECRET 2010" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

27 Aug - 19 Sep

"Ostrale 2010" at Schweinehalle (Germany)

12 June - 03 Oct

"Nord Art 2010" (Germany)

22 - 30 May　　solo

"What shall we eat tonight?" at Gallery Spiazzi (Italy)

2009

13 - 19 Nov

"SECRET 2009" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

25 - 31 Oct　　

"Fantasmagoria2" at Gallery Shorin (Japan)

2008

09 - 15 Nov

"Fantasmagoria" at Gallery Shorin (Japan)

11 Sep - 16 Nov

"Preoccupations: Things Artists Do Anyway" 2nd Singapore Biennale 2008 (Singapore)

04 - 17 Aug

"2008 Changwon Asia Art Festival" (China)

23 - 29 July

"Preoccupations: Things Artists Do Anyway" (Hong Kong)

2007

16 - 23 Nov

"SECRET 2007" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

21 June - 08 July

"Across the sea and back" at Beyond the Valley (U.K.)

19 June - 30 Sep

"Sculpting the Suburban Landscape" at MoDA (U.K.)

09 Feb - 30 March

"21st Juried Show" at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (U.S.A.)

2006

31 Oct - 29 Nov

"Bookmarked" at Crockatt and Powell (U.K.)

18 - 26 Nov

"SECRET 2006" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

02 - 29 Oct

"Dream Landings" at John Lewis, Watford (U.K.)

20 Sep - 18 Oct

"Face Off" at Gallery Zandari (South Korea)

03 Aug - 01 Sep

"P & P - picture vs picture" at Space ieum, Beijing (China)

20 April - 31 May

"P & P - picture vs picture" at Gallery Zandari (South Korea)

2005

18 - 26 Nov

"SECRET 2005" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

29 Oct - 27 Nov

"them indoors" Deptford X (U.K.)

10 - 13 Oct

"Triangle" at Triangle Space (U.K.)

03 - 23 Aug

"YOBOY" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

23 July - 03 Sep

"OPEN DESK AFTER SCHOOL" at Ragged School Museum (U.K.)

06 June - 08 July

"Japan" at Stroud House Gallery (U.K.)

09 - 10 April

"Her Upstairs" at The Old Seager Distillery (U.K.)

03 - 09 April

"Chelsea Horror Hotel" at Milbank (U.K.)

2004

13 - 20 Dec

"Full Circle" at Temple Bar Gallery (Ireland)

19 - 27 Nov

"SECRET 2004" at Royal College of Art (U.K.)

08 July - 23 Aug

"Funny Sculpture Funny Painting 3" at SeJul Gallery (South Korea)

01 - 11 July

"Hello" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

07 - 09 March

"Sound Out" curated by Richard Wilson (U.K.)

2003

Nov　　　　　　　

"Woman in a Kitchen" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

2002

Nov　　　　　　　

"Walk in Snow" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

2001

23 June - 07 July

"Shobo" at Diorama Gallery (U.K.)

2000

21 - 23 July　　

"A hanging boy" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

June

"Self-portrait" and "A dreaming boy" at Gallery Apart (U.K.)

23 - 28 May

"Art Show" at Trinity Buoy Wharf (U.K.)

Artist in residence

2024 01 - 20 Aug

"FARINDOLA INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (FIAF) residency" (Italy)

Award

2024　

"Special award by the international Jury" Osten Biennial Skopje (R.N.Macedonia)

2024　

"Award for Sculpture" 6th International Biennial of Nude ´- Marko Krstov Gregovic (Montenegro)

2022

"Raphael Award" MINDSCAPE (India)

2019

"PREMIO CITTÀ "QUINTO DI TREVISO" (Italy)

2018

"Commendation for Sculpture" 4th International Biennial of Nude ´- Marko Krstov Gregovic (Montenegro)

2015

"Artnobel award" Incubarte 7 (Spain)

Jury

2021　

"5th International Biennial of Nude" (Montenegro)

Gallery