where u bin? Red Ger Gallery, Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
Maira Shimada + Elmo Aoyama
“We spend a lot of time walking. We ask, how is memory tied to space? What does spirituality look like in modernised worlds? How do we transmit memory and spiritual forces through technology? Can technology be a portal, in the way spiritual mediums can? Inhabiting Mongolia, Beijing, Japan, and Australia, where u bin? asks how artworks evolve as we take in new environments and forms, treating them as ever-changing, ever-unsettled bodies.”
The artworks in this show were roughly sketched prior to arriving in Mongolia this month, and most were made after arrival using materials sourced locally in Ulaanbaatar. Maira Shimada was artist-in-residence in September-October 2024 at MARS Residency program in rural Mongolia, facilitated by artist Ganbold Lundaa (Gawaa). From July-October 2025, Elmo Aoyama was artist-in-residence at Shangyuan Art Museum in Beijing. Elmo first visited Mongolia in 2019 to participate in a public space design project.
Flag for a land with no wind (2025)
Household tissues, glue, ink. 120x200cm.
Write-up to come **in progress**
Household tissues, glue, ink. 120x200cm.
Write-up to come **in progress**
Radio piece (2025)
Sticks, rice paper, aluminium, thread, LED lights, cotton, radio.
Write-up to come **in progress**
Sticks, rice paper, aluminium, thread, LED lights, cotton, radio.
Write-up to come **in progress**
Found something, forgot something (2025)
Digital video projection.
Write-up to come **in progress**
Write-up to come **in progress**