Would you like to join us in free art workshops between suminagashi and haiku and add beauty to Palermo? Would you like to compose a short poem (haiku) while your ink drops float in the water using the Japanese Suminagashi practice? Or create three-dimensional shapes simply by folding paper?
So, come to our Art and Poetics Celebration and join us for free the Poetry workshop between haiku, suminagashi & origami.
We look forward to seeing you
on Tuesday 15 April 2025 from 5 p.m.
at EPYC – European Palermo Youth Centre, via Pignatelli Aragona 42, Palermo
Spots are limited, hurry up and register
Why to join
Experience the ‘Suminagashi’ practice
Literally, “Suminagashi” means “floating ink” and is an artistic technique that involves painting on water. As the ink floats and disperses across the surface, abstract designs are created, which are then transferred to sheets of paper laid on the water. What makes each piece unique is its unpredictable nature and the absolute impossibility of replicating the result.
Experiencing the Japanese art of ‘Origami‘
The term ‘origami’ is derived from two Japanese words: ‘ori’ (to fold) and ‘kami’ (paper). With precise folding techniques, a simple sheet of paper can be transformed into a variety of shapes, such as animals, flowers, objects, or even more complex structures. The beauty of origami lies in its ability to transform a flat object, such as a sheet of paper, into a three-dimensional work of art with a simple yet refined folding technique.
Bringing beauty and celebrating diversities
Diversity is everywhere, taking on countless forms, times, and spaces, yet it can meet and unite in the name of a common cause: environmental care. With the involvement of young people, community workers, and youth center staff, YEA and CoRe have decided to celebrate diversity through art and poetry, drawing inspiration from nature as it has been represented in Japanese culture and tradition, to express human feelings and desires.
Every drop used in the suminagashi workshops (“floating ink”) inspired the co-creation of haiku, short Japanese poems, in a safe and relaxing atmosphere.
How to join
Click here to register. For more information write to: giulia.desantis@cesie.org.
About YEA
YEA – Youth Empowerment through co-creative Activity development is a project funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme-Cooperation partnerships in youth- that aims to encourage young people to participate more within the local community and to build social bridges, through the co-creation of leisure activities, where youth become the agents to build a sense of community.
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For further information
Read more about YEA, visit the web page http://www.yeayouth.eu/ and follow us on Instagram.
Contact Giulia De Santis: giulia.desantis@cesie.org.
