Gori Mora
B.1992 Based in Glasgow, UK
Introduction
Gori Mora’s artworks delve into the impact of technology on social interactions, self-perception and intrinsic values such as love, sexuality and desire. His work often features hybridised bodies and intimate scenes, blending classical portraiture with contemporary, virtual spaces to comment on how digital communication shapes human connection. This approach reflects his interest in the intersections of desire, technology and the human form. His focus on the overlap between cosy interiors and outdoor nighttime scenes considers the idea of “safe spaces” as a central theme. He revisits queer history and utilises it as a lens through which to see his own identity. In essence, Mora’s work speaks to the innate human desire for intimacy and connection where – for some – the personal becomes political.
Education
2017-18, Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice, The Glasgow School Of Art, UK
2011-15, Degree in Fine Arts, Barcelona University, Spain
2014, Barcelona Academy of Art, Expressive and Experimental Drawing Course, Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Burning Desires, Unit, London, UK
2023
Being in Touch, Galería Pelaires, Mallorca, Spain
2022
Layering Intimacy, Galería Pelaires, Mallorca, Spain
2019
#Luvthebody, Casa de Cultura, Felanitx, Mallorca, Spain
2017
Alteritats, Museum and art collection, Porreres, Mallorca, Spain
2016
Transit, AN5 Contemporary art festival, Casal Ca’n Pere Ignasi, Campos, Mallorca, Spain
2015
L’Esdevenir del Cos, Sala d’exposicions fundació La Caixa, Porreres, Mallorca, Spain
Group Exhibitions
2022
Imagining Reality, Future Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Pounding the Pavement, Galería Pelaires, Mallorca, Spain
Come Out & Play, BEERS London, UK
Future Fair New York, BEERS London, New York, USA
ARCO Contemporary Art Fair, Galería Pelaires, Madrid, Spain
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, Tuesday to Friday Gallery, Valencia, Spain
2021
Andiamo!, Royal Scottish Academy of Edinburgh, UK
Mapping Desire, BEERS London, UK
2020
V2React Gallery, Miami, USA
Queer Contemporaries, AIR Gallery, Manchester, UK
2019
Fling – Relay #3, Tramway, Glasgow, UK
#Luvthebody, AN8 Contemporary Art Festival, Casal Sa Nostra, Campos, Mallorca, Spain
2018
IV Certamen D’Arts Plastiques, Felanitx, Mallorca, Spain
Queer Mechanisms, GY Arts Festival, Glasgow, UK
Close – By, Master interim show, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2017
Incart, Contemporary Art Festival, Inca, Mallorca, Spain
2016
Home Sant – (De La Il·Lusió a l’Error), Konvent Punt Zero, Centre Cultural d’Art, Barcelona, Spain
2015
Purgatory, Hell Collective, MUTUO Centre Cutural d’Art, Barcelona, Spain
Sense Títol, Sala d’Exposicions, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Mi Ocaña, Club Ocaña, Barcelona, Spain
Identitats, Sala d’Exposicions, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2014
Wacproject – Woodamp & Artists collaborating, Galeria Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain
Sweet Wall – Allan Kaprow, Altres Maneres, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain
Scholarships & Awards
2018
Royal Scottish Academy of Edinburgh, John Kinross scholarship, Florence, Italy
Shortlisted, IV Certamen d’Arts Plàstiques Ciutat de Felanitx. Mallorca, Spain
Shortlisted, Ivan Juritz Prize. London, UK
2012
Reial Cercle Artístic, Institut Barcelonès d’Art, Barcelona, Spain
Selected Collections
X Museum, CN
Royal Scottish Academy of Edinburgh, UK