Saori Kashimura, Cyber Muse: Dancing in the Clouds

Saori Kashimura’s work “Cyber Muse” (2024) received the Second Runner-Up award at the exhibition “Japan Contemporaries Series, Juried Open Call, Stepping into A World III” curated by Motoichi Adachi and Kyoko Sato, held at Tenri Cultural Institute from July 16 to 22, 2024. In her beautifully crafted piece, Kashimura used pink and blue colors to depict her unique vision of a futuristic muse. Kashimura herself embodies the concept of a muse, expressing this idea through her performance art. Rainer Ganahl, a New York-based Austrian artist who represented Austria at the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999, contributed a unique interpretation to Kashimura’s performance, enhancing the overall presentation of her work.