Rie Ono and Martina della Valle led an Ikebana workshop titled "One Flower, One Leaf #2" at MAXXI in Rome, Italy. All materials for the workshop were collected from the riverside near the museum.
The workshop aimed to connect the traditional Japanese art of Ikebana with a site-specific examination of the contemporary urban landscape. It explored concepts such as the study of marginal and refusal areas in the landscape, the impact of human intervention on urban vegetation, the value of the concept of time and emptiness, and the ability of Ikebana (as well as the medium of photography) to enhance through a process of de-contextualization.
After a brief introduction to the origins and principles of Ikebana, the participants went on a walk to collect spontaneous vegetal materials (such as plants, flowers, and branches) from the surrounding landscape.
— one flower, one leaf from the website of Martina della Valle
Location: MAXXI, Rome, Italy.
Photo by Martina della Valle