“We Have Decided Not to Die”: The Work of Arakawa and Madeline Gins
<p>This discussion with Momoyo Homma about the work of artists/poets/philosophers/architects Arakawa (1936-2010) and Madeline Gins (1941-2014) took place in the <em>Reversible Destiny </em>Lofts Mitaka where the Tokyo part of the Arakawa/Gins office is situated. We begin by introducing their work through a biographic approach, then through our interpretations of the manifesto “We Have Decided Not to Die,” which fuels the creative process of the five architectural projects built in Japan and in the United States, as well as the multitude of non-built ones. We conclude the conversation by describing the space around us, one of the <em>Reversible Destiny </em>Lofts: its bumpy floor, its sphere room, its colors, and all the others architectural apparatuses that challenges and strengthen any body whether young or old.</p>
Host: Léopold Lambert
Guests: Momoyo Homma
Part of: The Funambulist Podcast