dome of the Wave UFO. Conceptualization and prototyping of the Wave UFO was realized during Mori's residency at Eyebeam Art+Technology Center in Chelsea, New York. Rebirth Rebirth is an exhibition from works spanning a number of years that was first shown in London at the Royal Academy of Art in 2012 and came to Japan Society in New York City in 2013. It is seen as a major departure from her previous work in that has far less to do with contemporary media and influences. One such example in this collection is Flat Stones (2006), which is a collection of ceramic rocks arranged similarly to a Jomon archaeological site. Mori also took inspiration from ancient Celtic practices, notably the stone circles in her Transcircle 1.1 (2004), a group of LED lit columns that periodically shift color. Such engagement with prehistoric cultures derive from her search for universal values shared by humanity. Faou Foundation In 2010, Mori founded a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Faou Foundation, (the word "faou" is a neologism created by Mori meaning "creative force"). Mori is listed as founder and president of the organization. Inspired by Buddhism and ecology, the Faou Foundation's mission is to create six art installations around the world as homages to the natural environment of each locale. Awards and honors 1997 – Menzione d’onore, for her work Nirvana (1997), Venice Biennale 2001 – 8th Annual Award as a "Promising Artist and Scholar in the Field of Contemporary Japanese Art", Japan Cultural Arts Foundation Publications References External links Video: The Artist Project: Mariko Mori on Botticelli's The Annunciation from The Met Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori at Streaming Museum Her sculpture Tom Na H-iu, driven by the Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory Mariko Mori at Brooklyn Museum of Art: Review of exhibition Empty Dream, Asian Art News, November 1999 Mariko Mori: Dream Temple, 22 May – 15 Jun 1999, Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy 1967 births Living people 20th-century Japanese women artists 21st-century Japanese women artists Japanese contemporary artists Japanese video artists Artists from Tokyo Alumni of the Byam Shaw School of Art Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Buddhist artists