Mariko Mori «Portrait of a Birth of a Star» 1995.

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Submitted by mariko.mori on Fri, 2006-04-07 01:22.

Mariko Mori, Birth of a Star 1995

eyestorm: The Portrait of Birth of a Star photograph is a different version of a work that you made in 1995, right?

Mariko Mori: Yes. Originally it was a 3D photograph, a holographic photograph, so that the character appears almost like a virtual reality figure, a virtual pop star, and it was accompanied by a song sung by myself. This version is a photograph: a headshot of the same character who was originally seen full-length. I'm wearing pink contact lenses in the image. A lot of people do see the eyes as very futuristic; particularly for this character - it's like someone existing but without existence, if you understand me.

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The same computer technology that Mori uses to make her mermaid figure appear and reappear in Empty Dream changes her into an oversized, plastic pop star doll in Birth of a Star. This photograph is presented in a light box (a format often used in advertising) and with a special, three-dimensional effect giving it a uniquely luminous quality. It is accompanied by a pop song composed and sung by the artist, which further enhances our experience of this captivatingly unreal figure.

Mariko Mori, Birth of a Star 1995
Mori Doll, 1998.

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