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'Native born of Japan Mariko Mori was born in 1967. In her career she is seen as model that uses video photography to portray her unique art style. She is famous for her piece “Play With Me” created in 1994. “Play With Me” is a Fuji supergloss (duraflex) print. Its wood, pewter frame edition of 3 stands 12 by 10 by 3 feet. Mariko is also known for her videographic landscape that has minimalist qualities with futuristic double standard. Established as a New York and Tokyo based artist use herself within her piece to create control and futuristic environments. Dressing in costume she recreates the traditional role of the subject in public places photographic prints. Your eye automatically draws to her as the subject as she uses her environment to control the theme. Mariko is also known for her sculptures. In “Burning Desire” Mariko takes the replaces the themes of busy public areas to a scenic background of canyons and sensual worship. Mariko is portrayed as Buddhist deity floating mid-air with two sets of flames from the right and left sides. In each flame is duplicate in another consumer that takes her out of her traditional sense ambiguity and replaces it with a sense of awe and worship. As of recent, 2002-2003, she created her piece, “Oneness”. Created with cast aluminum and Technogel, “Oneness” is powered by an electric system it stands 53 1/4 by 29 1/2 by 14 1/2 inches. This creating unity with current themes of “Play with Me” and “Subway”. “Oneness” involves several alien like figures standing back to back creating a circle and is mount'''ed on the floor. These 3 dimensional statues reference her traditional style of blending man machine and the unemotional alluring utopia of the future.Bold text