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SUMMARY:Living Traces\, A Research-Based Live Art Project Between Nature\,
  the Body\, and the Porous City / HRC\, LAB-U
DTSTART:20260917T140000
DTEND:20260917T160000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Shyam Sunder Sirimalla\; Performer: CHADO\nThursday
 \, 17th September 2026\, 14:00 \nVenue: SG Foyer\, EPFL (Architecture Bui
 lding)\n\nThe concept of "Nature\, Body\, and Porous City\," explored by C
 HADO\, a Japanese calligraphy dancer from Hiroshima\, is based on the rese
 arch theme "Porous City" at the Habitat Research Center\, EPFL. Just as ci
 ties emerge through an ongoing dialogue between human and natural processe
 s\, artworks also arise through the interaction of water\, earth\, and the
  human body. Using water and earth from Hiroshima as her ink\, she creates
  works where nature\, culture\, place\, and people converge in a single mo
 ment.\n\nThis event is curated together with the Habitat Research Center a
 nd the laboratory of Urbanism research on Porous City thematic\, combining
  the PhD thesis presentation and the dance by Chado. Planned in two parts 
 Research & Art.\n\n14:00 – 15:00: Research thematic presentation (The Sp
 aces of Encounters\, Porous city) \n15:00 – 15:20:  Discussion \n15:2
 0 – 16:00: Art: CHADO Dance performance\n16:00 ~ : Apero and networking\
 n\nCHADO is an artist who created the expression "Mai-Sho" which fuses cal
 ligraphy and dance. From the experience of trading her mother's life for h
 er own\, she grapples with the question of what it means to live in the pr
 esent as the central theme of her life. The turning point came in 2014 whe
 n she began weaving words with brush and ink on the streets\, inspired by 
 a street poet she met during her student days\, leading to the birth of "M
 ai Sho" during her first large-scale performance in 2015. This creative zo
 ne became the source of her vitality and the foundation of her work. After
  encountering Tosa washi paper in 2018 and embarking on a solo tour in Eur
 ope\, she immersed herself in traditional cultures\nsuch as ink stones\, b
 rushes\, and Japanese dance\, elevating her performances that aim to fuse 
 Japanese tradition and innovation while expanding her activities abroad. B
 y drawing with ink made from the local water and soil on the ink stone\, s
 he embodies a unique approach where the local nature\, culture\, and human
  energy blend together to create new life\, garnering high resonance both 
 domestically and internationally\, leading to invitations from projects sp
 onsored by the Saudi Arabian government\, the Ministry of Culture in Mali\
 , and various Japanese cultural initiatives across Europe. Rooted in Hiros
 hima\, she nurtures a vision of peace.\n\nHow can live art reveal the invi
 sible relationships between nature\, the human body\, and the continuous f
 ormation of landscape?\nThe concept of "Nature\, Body\, and Porous City\,"
  explored by CHADO\, a Japanese calligraphy dancer from Hiroshima\, is bas
 ed on the research theme "Porous City(Sirimalla 2026\, Viganò & Secchi 20
 11)" at the Laboratory of Urbanism and Habitat Research Center\, EPFL. Cit
 ies are often perceived as completed structures designed by humans. In rea
 lity\, they are\ncontinuously transformed through the interactions of wate
 r\, topography\, vegetation\, climate\, human activities\, and time.For CH
 ADO\, art is not something imposed upon nature. Nature itself is an active
  participant in creation. Her dance explores these relationship. Using wat
 er and earth from Hiroshima as her ink\, she creates works where nature\, 
 culture\, place\, and people converge in a single moment. This project bri
 ngs these two perspectives together. Just as cities emerge through an ongo
 ing dialogue between human intervention and natural processes\, artworks 
 also arise through the interaction of water\, earth\, and the human body. 
 Through live performance\, this research investigates how humans and natur
 e leave traces together\, and how these traces become part of the continuo
 us formation of landscape.
LOCATION:SG FOYER
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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