Finding your Ikigai

Ikigai is a Japanese term for “the reason for being.” The Oxford English Dictionary defines Ikigai as “a motivating force; something or someone that gives a person a sense of purpose or a reason for living.” In 2022, our friend Flor Da Valle from Argentina—a fashion designer, photographer, and life learner—led two workshops on the discussion of Ikigai.

In our upcoming workshop, Flor will once again explore Ikigai, iki (生き, meaning 'life; alive') and kai (甲斐, meaning '(an) effect). Flor will lead us through a journey by developing our own vision boards and writing a letter to ourselves to refine our own definition of our own reasons for being.

About Flor Da Valle

Flor Da Valle is a contemporary art curator, professional photographer, artist & fashion designer from Buenos Aires. She has been an entrepreneur for more than ten years in the Arts and Fashion Industry.   

She hosts Online Art Experiences for team-building events for companies around the world like Facebook, Google, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, among others. She has curated exhibitions in galleries in Buenos Aires has a Master Degree in Contemporary Art Curating.

In 2021 she won the "Usina del Arte" photography Award and “Vivamos Cultura” from the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires. She has been part of a collective exhibition at "Usina del Arte" this year. In 2021 she exhibited her contemporary photography show “Ways of seeing” and in 2018 she was part of the collective show "Eternity" by Maurizio Cattelan in Art Basel Cities BA.

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