For The Curve, Mohri will create a new, site-specific installation responding to the unique architecture of the gallery, its environmental conditions and the presence of visitors. Often repurposing found and everyday objects, Mohri triggers chains of reaction activated by “unstable elements” – including magnetism, electricity, gravity, dust and water – to humorous and surprising effect. Rather than present a finished composition, she choreographs porous environments where changing inputs generate improbable outputs, manifesting as sound, motion and scent in continuously transforming installations.

The anarchic, DIY sensibility of Mohri’s work draws on her background in experimental punk-rock music, philosophies of impermanence and art historical traditions of Mono-ha, surrealism and dadaism. Foregrounding improvisation and entropy, her practice resonates with the ecological and social precarity of our time, channelling a material exploration of human and non-human entanglements into poetic prompts for collective resilience.

This exhibition is supported by the Barbican Commissioning Council.