How can design focus on one's own identity, without neglecting what is external or different?
For example, the awareness of biases, discriminations and privileges, the capability to learn from everyone and everywhere, or the recognition of the complexity of the intersection of the different aspects of a person's social and political identities?
Mandala Project
A Nature-Centered Perspective
TEAM
K. Nakagawa
I. Kenjyo
S. Ooshima
M. Teramoto
T. Takuma
A. Nakagami
F. Yamauchi
H. Wakui
Y. Koshima
I. Murata
T. Sasaki
R. Mashiko
K. Takahata
A. Okui
N. Nakamura
K. Fujiwara
CONTEXT
Master's and Doctoral Program in Design
Advanced Art and Design
2024
PROFESSORS
Ryohei Kanzaki
Kaoru Kondo
Hideki Yoshimoto
Jyunkei Matsunaga
Jun Sakuragi
The University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
A shift in perspective to a nature-centered approach: we have a conviction this is the key for the symbiotic future between nature and humanity. This project is inspired by Mandala, the diagram of harmony among various beings. At this year's Osaka Expo, we plan to exhibit this work incorporating traditional craftsmanship and wishes of children for the future. And the fragrance based on the legends about the lotuses and roses will be added to this.
This is composed of altruistic behavior toward each other.
