Article Link: http://www.exchangepress.com/article/reflections-on-the-context-of-space-and-place/5022454/
Most people are on the world, not in it — having no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them — undiffused, separate, and rigidly alone like marbles of
polished stone, touching but separate.
— John Muir
We work with nature and embrace it. But are we standing alone like marbles of polished stone? Do we reside on top of the land, as separate entities? Human beings do not need to connect but to re-connect to nature, to live in synergy with it as integral parts of a larger, balanced global system:
- How do we do this in our work with children?
- Can we create a way of being with children that is based on authenticity, relationship, and connection?
- How can we create a connection to land when there is a wide cultural diversity within our settings and communities?
In our work as designers and pedagogues perhaps we need to first know the land that ...