Joana Coumali, the artist of this exhibition, and Toryo Ito, the deputy head priest of Ryosokuin, will talk about the theme of "meditation", which is their common term.
Important Notice
* Passport or single theater ticket is required for this event. Please note that used tickets cannot be used.
Speakers
Joana Choumali (KYOTOGRAPHIE 2023 Artist)
Toyro Ito (Deputy head priest of Ryosokuin)
Deputy head priest of Ryosokuin, Kenninji-ha, Rinzai Sect Born in 1980, Itoh trained as a priest at Kenninji Temple and has taught zazen at Ryōsokuin for 15 years. His work transcends the boundaries between disciplines, focusing on art to connect the contemporary and the traditional. He is active in the international community, holding Zen seminars at Facebook's headquarters in the US, and has taught in France, Germany and Denmark. In April 2020, he launched the global meditation community "雲是 Cloud Sitting / A Global Meditation Experiment", and released InTrip, an app for incorporating Zen into daily life, the following July. He is also a wellbeing mentor for various overseas companies and an executive coach for several Japanese companies. He is the author of the book "Monday Meditation - A new habit for the beginning of the week that will make your head and mind lighter" (Ascom).
Moderator
Oussouby Sacko (Professor, Human Environment Design Program [Faculty of Design], Kyoto Seika University)
Born in Mali, West Africa, Dr. Oussouby SACKO is a full time Professor of Architecture at the Human Environmental Design Program, Faculty of Design, and the Graduate School of Design (Architecture) in Kyoto Seika University.
He got a Bachelor degree from South-East University (Dongnan Daxue), Nanjing China, and got a Master degree and a Doctor Degree of Engineering in the field of Architecture and Architecture Planning from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University, Japan. He has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Seika University from April 2013 to March 2017, and President of Kyoto Seika University from April 2018 to March 2022.
Since April 2022, along with his title as the Vice President of the Japan Association for the World Expo 2025 and is also serving as the Director of Integrated Research Institute (which covers all research centers and laboratories of Kyoto Seika University) and Director of the Center for Contemporary African-Asian Contemporary Cultural Studies (CAACCS).
He has conducted research on the relationship between society and architecture from a variety of angles, including the "revitalization of machiya townhouses in Kyoto" and "community revitalization," and has advocated a society that recognizes diverse values from familiar perspectives in daily life.
His major publications include "「Kore kara no Sekai」wo ikiru kimi ni tsutaetaikoto" (Yamato Shobo) and "Afurika shusshin Sako gakucho, Nihon wo kataru" (Asahi Shinbun Publications).
日時
2023.4.2911:00–12:30
会場
Ryosokuin Zen Temple
Address
591 Komatsu-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 605-0811
Access
Keihan Line “Gion-Shijo” Station, 7 min on foot from Exit 3Keihan Line “Gion-Shijo” Station, 7 min on foot from Exit 3
