Mab.ko

Statement

Mab.ko’s practice is rooted in research on a personal vocabulary, composed of different patterns and archetypal forms. She follows a two-dimensional working protocol in which drawing is the fundamental medium. It engages in a systematic, ritualistic approach where each design research results in a collection of illustrations. Her body of work mainly takes shape in multiple series of three-dimensional objects, from micro-scale totems to more domestic and large, freestanding sculptures. These objects are both the apparatus and the artwork itself, linked to a reminiscence of sacredness.

GlogauAIR Project

In the continuity of the creation of those objects, how can I develop a practice around them? By questioning processes that can subconsciously immerse the observer in a sacred atmosphere, I aim to stimulate sensitivity and collective memory through mediums such as sounds, scenography, movements, inducing specific behaviors inherent to my works. During my residency at GlogauAIR, I intend to document these experiments with texts, videos, or drawings that would constitute a sort of inventory of protocols around these artifacts, with the objective of proposing an installation or a performance.

CV Summary

• 2024 – Artist residency at FAAP University, São Paulo, Brazil
• 2024 – Artist residency at Duplex Air, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2024 – Solo exhibition Sanctuaire at Allmo Space, Porto, Portugal
• 2022-2023 – Founder of MACS – Artistic and Cultural Association : a place for exhibitions and cultural events, as well as a creative coworking space for artists and craftspeople, Porto, Portugal
• 2022 – Winner of the National Young Creators Exhibition in the Sculpture category, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2022 – Finalist in the National Young Creators Exhibition in the Ceramics and Sculpture categories, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2022 – Solo exhibition Contemplation at MACS, Porto, Portugal
• 2021 – Group exhibition at the Maracujália art event, Porto, Portugal
• 2021 – Honourable mention in the Library Illustrazioni illustration competition, Italy
• 2017-2021 Production of illustrations for architectural studios, France
• 2017 – Graduated from the National School of Architecture in Versailles, France

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