Material Cycle 2015
Educational system from 3 heritable concepts: to plant, to shift, to rebuild.
4,700 people live on Koto Island today. Before 1945, Yami people are taught orally by seniors. Ironically, the current educational system is the same as that of Taiwan. Consequently, Yami tribe's knowledge of nature is gradually reducing, thereby diminishing community values, traditions, and cultural identity.
Therefore, W propose providing the local people of Koto Island with a school that emphasises cultural experience. W have chosen a majorst ream on the island to demonst rate this idea by recounting the spirits of ancestors on Koto Island in increments of 18 years (cycle of tree growth). The purpose of this proposal is to show and experience a natural cycle that has been followed and respected by the people of Koto Island for centuries. For example, they plant one tree and wait for it to grow every time they cut one down.
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