TOKYO
2023
[ GARDEN OF SENSES ] IS A BOOK DOCUMENTING THE RESULTS OF SENSORY EXPLORATION WORKSHOPS. IT GATHERS EXERCISES AND INSIGHTS FROM THESE WORKSHOPS, SHOWCASING HOW PERSONAL SENSORY EXPERIENCES CONNECT TO BROADER SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES.
*WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU LIKE AND DISLIKE. DESCRIBE NOT ONLY THE OBJECTS BUT ALSO YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS THEM. SELECT FIVE OF THEM, CONSIDERING THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OBJECT, WITH THE INTENTION OF READING THEM ALOUD. ARRANGE THEM VERTICALLY. IN YOUR PORTFOLIO, DISCUSS WHAT YOU OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE WORKSHOP, THE THINGS YOU 'LIKE' AND 'DISLIKE,' OR THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THEM * WITH REFERENCE TO THE BOOK 100 COMMANDS BY KATSUHIKO HIBINO, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CLASS, COME UP WITH AT LEAST 10 'COMMANDS' THAT AWAKEN YOUR SENSES IN RESPONSE TO ORDINARY THINGS * REFERRING TO KŌGEN-GAKU BY JOJI HAYASHI AND WAJIRO KON, WHICH WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED IN CLASS, OBSERVE, RECORD, AND VISUALIZE YOUR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT IN DETAIL DURING THE CLASS PERIOD. CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 'OBSERVATION' AND 'EXPRESSION * TAKE PICTURES OF THE OBJECTS YOU BROUGHT YOURSELF. PHOTOGRAPH THE ITEMS COLLECTED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS. CREATE AND EDIT COLOR SAMPLES, AND INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. RESEARCH HUMAN VISION, HOW WE PERCEIVE AND RECOGNIZE COLOR, AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LANGUAGE. DISCUSS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO WHAT YOU FELT AND OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE WORKSHOP * TOUCH SOAP POWDER, MIX IT WITH WATER, KNEAD IT TO ADJUST THE HARDNESS, AND MAKE 'HANDS' WITH YOUR HANDS. CREATE A FULL-SIZED 'HAND' OF YOUR DOMINANT HAND USING SOAP. SHAPE THE 'HAND' MANUALLY, WITHOUT USING ANY TOOLS * VISUALIZE ENGLISH PREPOSITIONS USING BODY AND OBJECT EXPRESSIONS. WORK IN GROUPS OF FOUR. PREPOSITIONS INCLUDE: IN, ON, NEAR, UNDER, OVER, BELOW, ABOVE, AROUND, THROUGH, AMONG, BETWEEN, BEHIND, IN FRONT OF, ALONG, ACROSS, UP, DOWN, OPPOSITE, ONTO, OFF, INTO, OUT OF, PAST, BY, AGAINST, OVER, FROM, TOWARDS * DRAW 50 VARIATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING MOTIFS ON THE PAPER TO BE DISTRIBUTED *