Naoko Ito

My environmental concerns are the various ideas of nature and the people’s relationship with plants, natural phenomena, sustainability, and ecosystems in contemporary cultures.

Nature can share a variety of dialogues: from joy to hardship. Every region worldwide has a distinct environment that influences how people interact with nature and get a different view. For example, I explored the tree as a communicative force across culture, because trees are a significant part of nature. As Le Corbusier said, “Nature is order and law, unity and diversity without end, subtlety, harmony, and strength.”1

1. Le Corbusier, The Modulor (London: Faber and Faber, 1951), p. 25.