Re: Mariko Mori

Her works seem to show a mixture of past and supposed future cultures, with references to ancient Buddhist traditions and ceremonies along with modern (at the time) interpretations of future styles. All of these aspects are taken to extremes, though. The outfits in Birth of a Star and Head in the Clouds are both reminiscent of futuristic clothing depicted in shows and anime from that time period, but even more outlandish than most of those. Burning Desire is a literal take on the words, and mixes ancient Buddhism with modern references to the then-popular and still widely-used term "moe" which is Japanese for "to burn" (specifically as in desire). Miko no Inori, (literally, "The Priestess' Prayer"), also has a mix of past and future, with the miko's clothing not at all matching with traditional styles, but still playing with the ideas of a miko's spiritual role.