@article{Kose_2020, title={Just Keep Going - Polyphony: Gentle Activism for Collective Survival}, volume={5}, url={https://www.journalpublicspace.org/index.php/jps/article/view/1422}, DOI={10.32891/jps.v5i4.1422}, abstractNote={<p><span data-contrast="auto">This</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">portfolio</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">examines the possibility of my project ‘Just Keep Going’ series to nurture resilience for those experiencing uncanniness during periods of change and re-organization in the aftermath of extreme experiences. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Experiences in an action-oriented non-verbal polyphony environment that prioritizes the uniqueness of a holistic self while accepting the existence of diverse individuals who are participating in collective survival could foster that resilience. </span><span data-contrast="auto">My practice-led research aims to explore an expanded application of my Ikebana practice to my public Spatial Neural-Architectures while exploring a new way of understanding security, survival, and wellbeing. My research informs my art practice that includes the practices arising out of my life experience as a transnational voluntary evacuee to Australia from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> <br></span><span data-contrast="auto">My portfolio shows the transformation of my artwork and my everyday life</span><span data-contrast="auto">. I investigate how my art practice could offer a therapeutic experience as well as a new cultural framework by examining the methods of Open Dialogue, the Biophilia Hypothesis, Ikebana Philosophy, and Sand-play Therapy. These methods open up new possibilities for a socially engaged</span><span data-contrast="auto"> practice that addresses collective traumas in the midst/aftermath of global crisis and the social changes necessary for collective survival</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>}, number={4}, journal={The Journal of Public Space}, author={Kose, Ryoko}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={323–338} }