Karin Morita is an artist whose practice centers on “food,” shaped by her upbringing in the natural environment of Mie Prefecture and her early experiences with cooking. Eating was once regarded as a sacred act—a ritual in which life and death coexist, as one life is taken in order to sustain another. In contemporary society, however, awareness of this fundamental nature has diminished, with attention often focused solely on appearance and taste. Morita engages in a process of observing, cooking, eating, and depicting ingredients, through which she seeks to reconnect with the principles of nature and the awareness of her own body. Her works function as an extension of the act of saying “itadakimasu,” serving as a gesture of gratitude toward life and an invitation to self-reflection. Motifs such as fruits and other ingredients exist both as consumable luxuries and as entities within the natural cycle of life. By focusing on this duality, Morita visualizes the relationship between nature and artificiality, consumption and life. In 2025, she launched the long-term project “Gastronomic Praise – Fruit in Season –,” presenting works over the course of a year based on the concept of seasonality. Through this project, she reexamines the essence of life through the act of eating. Born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Mie University (Art Education Program) in 2016. She began studying abroad in Australia in 2025 and is scheduled to return to Japan in 2026, when she will hold a solo exhibition at SHIKISAISHA