Through the publication of outstanding documentaries by authors from the UK and US, such as “Snow Leopard” (Peter Matthiessen), “Patagonia” (Bruce Chatwin) and “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” (Annie Dillard), P3 has been exploring interactions between people and natural environments on the theme of ”mind and landscape.”
Combined lecture/slideshow events were held at the Tochoji Auditorium P3, with the aim to create opportunities for examining the subject within a rather intimate scope. Presented were valuable documents of a variety of cultures and lifestyles that have been nurtured in different environments and conditions around the world, and that exist at once right on our doorstep. Designed to slowly dig into the matter, this series of lectures focused primarily on the Pacific rim and the similarities that connects this region to Japan.
Part 1: “Borneo”
24 January 1992
Reporter: Beth Lisheron
Part 2: “Travels in South India”
20 February 1992
Reporters: Brian Smallshaw, Rumiko Kanesaka
Part 3: “Sceneries of Yaeyama / Nature and life on Iriomotejima”
8 May 1992
Reporter: Noriyuki Ono
Part 4: “Travels in South India” (Rerun)
22 May 1992
Reporters: Brian Smallshaw, Rumiko Kanesaka
Part 5: “Performance by Ngarrindjeri Narranga Dreaming” (Australian aboriginal performance group)
4 August 1992
Guest: Ngarrindjeri Narranga Dreaming
Part 6: “A Message from Nature”
8 December 1992
Lecturer: Yoshio Sugiura
Part 7: “On modern laurel forest culture” (three sessions)
For a modern laurel forest culture 1: Waterways and local communities
27 November 1992
Lecturers: Tetsuro Yoshimoto, Toru Sawahata
For a modern laurel forest culture 2: An experiment in town planning
4 December 1992
Lecturers: Minoru Goda, Toru Sawahata
The sonic culture of the laurel forest: Gods of the forest and their sounds
18 December 1992
Lecturers: Keiji Azami, Toru Sawahata