Just as people with biophilia focus on living things, the love of topophilia encompasses everything living and non-living in a place. It includes not only the plants, animals, rivers, and gardens that make up a place but also the memories, emotions, and participation in the community. It serves as an emotional bond and gives meaning to a place.
During the Gulf War, soldiers planted vegetation outside the barracks, restored lawns, or brought natural objects back to the trenches. Refugees fleeing the Cambodian genocide sewed seeds into the seams of their jackets and cultivated colorful peppers, gourds, and amaranth in community gardens in the United States. There are urban farms in the turbulent Detroit, populations of Polish Jews during World War II, and nurturing live oaks in New Orleans. The academic term "Restorative Topophilia" refers to the restorative love of land, which can occur in people who are forced to leave their homeland or in communities who witness the destruction of their beloved land. The memories and emotions associated with a piece of land guide people's beliefs and actions in creating and restoring it.
To me, the restorative aspect of the land is also at the level of the soul and personality. The Chinese title of the work is "This Land Heals Me." It includes the landscapes, mountains, sea currents that have soothed me during my journeys and life, as well as the communities and crowds that share the restorative love. All of this can be considered my sanctuary and my topophilia for the land.
Just as people with biophilia focus on living things, the love of topophilia encompasses everything living and non-living in a place. It includes not only the plants, animals, rivers, and gardens that make up a place but also the memories, emotions, and participation in the community. It serves as an emotional bond and gives meaning to a place.
During the Gulf War, soldiers planted vegetation outside the barracks, restored lawns, or brought natural objects back to the trenches. Refugees fleeing the Cambodian genocide sewed seeds into the seams of their jackets and cultivated colorful peppers, gourds, and amaranth in community gardens in the United States. There are urban farms in the turbulent Detroit, populations of Polish Jews during World War II, and nurturing live oaks in New Orleans. The academic term "Restorative Topophilia" refers to the restorative love of land, which can occur in people who are forced to leave their homeland or in communities who witness the destruction of their beloved land. The memories and emotions associated with a piece of land guide people's beliefs and actions in creating and restoring it.
During the Gulf War, soldiers planted vegetation outside the barracks, restored lawns, or brought natural objects back to the trenches. Refugees fleeing the Cambodian genocide sewed seeds into the seams of their jackets and cultivated colorful peppers, gourds, and amaranth in community gardens in the United States. There are urban farms in the turbulent Detroit, populations of Polish Jews during World War II, and nurturing live oaks in New Orleans. The academic term "Restorative Topophilia" refers to the restorative love of land, which can occur in people who are forced to leave their homeland or in communities who witness the destruction of their beloved land. The memories and emotions associated with a piece of land guide people's beliefs and actions in creating and restoring it.
To me, the restorative aspect of the land is also at the level of the soul and personality. The Chinese title of the work is "This Land Heals Me." It includes the landscapes, mountains, sea currents that have soothed me during my journeys and life, as well as the communities and crowds that share the restorative love. All of this can be considered my sanctuary and my topophilia for the land.
- Restorative Topophilia
- 这片土地使我痊愈
