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Mariko Kobayashi（b. 1987, Osaka, Japan）graduated MA Fine Art Textile at Tama Art University in 2012. Mariko Kobayashi（b. 1987, Osaka, Japan）graduated MA Fine Art Textile at Tama Art University in 2012. The artist depicts different connections that exist in the world by utilizing textile techniques such as weaving, dyeing, knitting, and stitching. Her artist concept is based on the awareness of being conscious in the present moment, as we continue our life as mortal beings. Kobayashi’s work traces the long journey of how the flesh, the physical body that separates humans and animals, returns to the earth, and continues a new life after the reincarnation. Her exploration attempts to unravel essential form of life, which is rendered in chaos created by overlaying colors and shapes of different materials. Works have been exhibited at Yokohama Civic Art Gallery Azamino, Japan; Powerlong Museum, China; the USA Pavilion in ‘Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai’, Japan. She has also participated in art festivals such as ‘Reborn-Art Festival 2021-22’, ‘Fuji Textile Week 2022’.