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Energy: vibrant color and light Abundance: lushness, multiplicity, and variety Freedom: nature, wildness, and open space Harmony: balance, symmetry, and flow Play: circles, spheres, and bubbly forms Surprise: contrast and whimsy Transcendence: elevation and lightness Magic: invisible forces and illusions Celebration: synchrony, sparkle, and bursting shapes Renewal: blossoming, expansion, and curves
More support for this hypothesis comes from a study showing that people who spent time in parks with a higher density and diversity of plant and bird life experienced a greater sense of restoration and psychological well-being than those who hung out in less biodiverse parks.
When I talked to Momoyo Homma, the director of the foundation that carries on Arakawa and Gins’s work, she told me that Arakawa used to say, “You have to remember when you were a baby. You knew the world through your body.”
Toddlers are unflagging campaigners for their own liberty and don’t hesitate to launch a category 5 tantrum against an oppressive car seat or the tyranny of mittens.
