The Site of Reversible Destiny-Yoro (Yōrō, Gifu Province, Japan)
“1. Once at your front door, listen in every direction, knock at your own front door, and after doing so, listen again in every direction.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Beijing, China
“2. When stepping through the doorway do all you can to slow yourself down.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Beijing, China
“23. Use the brightly colored shaped volumes to increase your ability to remember things and events.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Beijing, China
“16. Treat each room as if it were you yourself, as if it were a direct extension of you.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Beijing, China
“9. At least once a day amble through the apartment in total darkness.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Tokyo, Japan
“4. As you come in the door, before taking a single step, close your eyes. Make careful note of temperature variances throughout your body and attend as well to temperatures across your loft.
Once in awhile after having performed this settling-in routine, do an about-face so as to make a quick exit; once out of your loft do another about-face and immediately re-enter.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Tokyo, Japan
“18. Treat each room as if it were a close relative or friend who wishes to learn how not to die.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Naoshima, Japan
“22. Compare the hills and vales, the swirling contours, of those streams of lighted air you find in
your vicinity upon awakening with those that surround you at bedtime.”
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Tokyo, Japan
“23. Use the brightly colored shaped volumes to increase your ability to remember things and events.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Tokyo, Japan
“24. Encourage large and small expanses of color to extend far out beyond the surfaces they cover.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Tokyo, Japan
“12. Interact with the floor so as to produce sunlight.“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins
Naoshima, Japan
“Every month move through your loft as a different animal (snake, deer, tortoise, elephant, giraffe, penguin, etc.).“
- quote from “Reversible Destiny Lofts Directions for Use“ from We Have Decided Not To Die by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins