Yuko Mohri at Centro Botín: Tuning Into the Invisible Energies of Our World

Japanese multimedia artist Yuko Mohri transforms the Centro Botín in Santander into an immersive kinetic landscape. By integrating found objects, leaking water circuits, and magnetic resonance, Mohri creates a responsive environment that reacts to humidity, air currents, and the presence of visitors. Her exhibition serves as a profound meditation on the invisible forces that govern both our mechanical infrastructure and our interpersonal connections. Moving away from static, traditional exhibition models, Mohri’s work invites the environment to participate in the artistic process, resulting in improvised soundscapes and ever-changing sculptural compositions. This article explores how her unique 'scavenger' aesthetic and focus on kinetic energy challenge the boundaries between technology and nature, offering a fresh perspective on how we perceive the unseen systems that bind our modern lives together. Through her practice, Mohri turns the act of observation into a shared, atmospheric experience, emphasizing the beauty found in decay, spontaneity, and the quiet, often ignored, rhythms of the physical world.