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Role of the Ephemeral in Recovery and Renewal

Role of the Ephemeral in Recovery and Renewal

Installed during the Tohoku earthquake relief fundraising event, CONCERT FOR JAPAN, at Japan Society in New York City on April 2011, the Luminous Washi Lanterns was a meditation and celebration of renewal through light and impermanent materials. The paper examines the role of the ephemeral from...

Laughing All The Way To EPIC

Laughing All The Way To EPIC

Humor is no mere “sense;” it is a social and cultural practice that enables each one of us to construct and recognize novel meanings and connections within our lives and worlds. The idea that humor relies on...