AAAYA NY Chapter-Reconnecting with Nature Through Art and Architecture

Reconnecting with Nature Through Art and Architecture

The Japan Society of Greater Fairfield County and the Yale Council on East Asian Studies invite you to a discussion on how art and architecture can bring human beings closer to nature.

Join artist Miya Ando and architect Yoko Kawai as they share their insights on how their work bridges the gap between the human and natural worlds. Ando's artworks are a physical articulation of her understanding of nature and time, as seen in her recent work Flower Atlas, 72 chiffon banners suspended in the Winter Garden in New York. Kawai’s recent research focuses on the first-person perspective toward and sensual experience of the environment, both nature and manmade, apparent in the Space-Traveler’s notation system that she developed and applied in her design practice.

Their conversation, moderated by Dr. Mimi Yiengpruksawan, will reveal different approaches to enhancing human-nature relationships by those who share…