JournalHonourable Mentions

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Megumi Ohata

Megumi Ohata is an interdisciplinary artist and prosthetics technician of Japanese and Korean heritage whose studio practice turns artificial skin into sculpture, installation, moving image and performance. They imprint their own skin texture into silicone, making detachable surfaces that can be worn, stretched, damaged and repaired.

ArtFundMe Honourable Mention

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Location
London
Country
United Kingdom
Discipline
Interdisciplinary sculpture and installation — silicone, prosthetic processes, wearable artificial-skin textiles
Year
2026
Funding round
Summer 2026
Haori — translucent silicone kimono jacket from Megumi Ohata Wearable Skin Series

Selected work

Haori — translucent silicone kimono jacket from Megumi Ohata Wearable Skin Series
Haori

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