At first glance, nature—with its wild essence—may appear chaotic: each element asserts itself as it pleases, governed by the law of the strongest. However, close observation reveals a surprising cohabitation, a frighteningly delicate balance in which every component maintains a subtle and profound relationship with the others. If even one of these harmonies is disrupted, the impact ripples across the world, and the magnificence of creation vanishes in an instant.
No one knows when exactly the human being took the apple—the forbidden fruit—from this splendid work of nature. But in the moment that fruit, weighing less than one hundred grams, was detached, the world began to lose its harmony and stability. And now, millennia later, the balance of nature and humanity continues to crumble in every corner of the planet.
The time has come to give the apple back—just one—instead of continuing to take more.
Let’s talk about Genesis—how did your story begin? In 1988, I arrived in Italy and began working as an architect in Milan. But it was when I came to Como—specifically to Terragni—and decided to live in this city rich in nature and humanity, that a new chapter began for me, different from the one I had lived in Japan…