Mio Okido (born in 1986, Japan) is interested in miscommunication and conflicts between people, especially those caused by difference in social class, ideology, nationality, cultural and political identity. She uses a variety of media and techniques, including two-dimensional art, installation art, action pieces and art projects, to produce works questioning these themes.
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Currently her focus is on the role of tragedies caused by political conflicts and wars which play in damaged communities and a potential that they could create new problems: What kinds of narratives originate from them, how they support the ideology of people and would reinforce their hostility.
She has recently completed works and projects on the history of the Japanese Empire as non-white imperialist and colonialist in Asia, the current assessment of it by Japan and other Asian countries, Asian Germans’ understanding of modern Asian history and their cultural identity, and fragmentation of German national identity due to the division of the country.
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Study
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Institut for Art in Context, Berlin University of the Arts
Master of Arts, 2021
(Focus: theories of public art and culture of remembrance)
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Fine Art, Weissensee Academy of Art Berlin
Diplom of Arts, 2017
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Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts
Bachelor of Arts, 2014
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Selected group exhibitions
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Ambivalent Landscapes: More than Representations
Museum of Asian Art of Berlin State Museums, 2022
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40 Jahre Kunst im Kontext
neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), Berlin, 2019
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Kunst im Untergrund 2018: Plakat politisch machen
neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK), 2018
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KUNST + PROJEKTE Sindelfingen — ZEITKAPSEL
City Museum Sindelfingen, Germany, 2016
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In'ei Raisan
Japanese-German Center Berlin, 2016
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Selected solo exhibitions
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Galerie Irrgang, Leipzig, 2022
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SOMA Art Space Berlin, 2022
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SOMA Art Space Berlin, 2021
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Grants
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Promotion of projects for contemporary history and culture of remembrance
Senate Department for Culture and Europe of Berlin, 2023
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Project grants
Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 2022
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Elsa Neumann Scholarship
State Berlin, 2022
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Graduation scholarship for international students
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2020
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Project grants
Commission for Artistic and Scientific Projects at Berlin University of the Arts, 2020
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Grants for overseas training of young artists
Pola Art Foundation, Japan, 2020