TOMO MORI

^{(b. 1973, Osaka, Japan; lives and works in Harlem, NY)}

Tomo Mori is a collage and fiber artist. She was selected for the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in 2023 following her participation in programs at IFPA/EFA in 2022 and ChaShaMa in 2020 and 2016. Her artwork has been showcased in numerous venues, including The Golden Thread II at South Street Seaport, New York, SCOPES Miami, FLUX Art Fair, FiveMyles, Rush Arts Gallery, and The Newark Museum of Art. Her pieces have also been auctioned at Christie's and Swann Auction Galleries. Driven by her passion for public art, Tomo has received commissions from Columbia University in 2016, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design in 2018, Governors Island in 2019, the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve Hotel in 2021, and The Mount Sinai Hospital in 2024.

Children’s Art Carnival affiliation: Multiple Roles (Studio Artist, Teaching Artist, and Communications Manager), 2023–Present

Eve-Mother of Collaboration, 2026

Community-sourced fabrics and wire
Approx. 102 × 72 × 36 in.
Courtesy of the artist

Tomo Mori’s fiber art installation, originally conceived in 2020 and further developed at the Carnival, celebrates human collaboration.

Mori depicts the female pelvis, emphasizing the act of childbirth, which requires communal care and assistance. The pelvis becomes a visual metaphor for the artistic community at the Carnival, where she has found a nurturing environment among peers who provide mutual support and inspire her creative practice.

The ropes used in the installation are crafted from fabrics donated by neighbors and friends, further establishing the work’s themes of sharing and human connection. Unbeknownst to Mori at the outset, her grandmother’s birth family operated a rope-making business—an unexpected connection that brings her creative journey full circle, weaving together personal and collective histories of collaboration.