Mari Katayama is a multidisciplinary artist based in Gunma, Japan. Born in 1987 in Saitama, she graduated with a Master’s degree from the Department of Intermedia Art at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2012. Katayama’s artistic practice begins with intricately hand-sewn fabric objects which feature in her photography, video, and activist art projects. She uses her body as a living sculpture, a mannequin and a lens through which to reflect society and our environment.