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a photo by frederic leyre from yakushima forest big trunk old millenar cedar with green moss human hand touch the tree

VISION

Kodama Experience aims to renew the 
vital osmosis
we need with old forests

Bringing Humans to the side of the Tree is essential to change the course, and to build a regenerative civilization based on the living.

About two million years ago, our ancestors began to evolve to become the humans we are today. During this process, the development of our brain was in contact with trees, and we spent more than 99.9% of our time in a natural environment to which our body is perfectly adapted.

 

At the scale of our history, humans just left the forest for only a few minutes. 

 

A significant part of humanity is now evolving in total separation from its natural environment, cut off from its roots, trapped by the increasing artificialization of soils, in dependence on a destructive consumption system of the living and, therefore, of itself.

 

In a vertiginous acceleration, our era is on the eve of cataclysms, on the threshold of the collapse of our civilization, that a part of the scientific community is already considering in a few years.

a photo by frederic leyre from yakushima forest big trunk old millenar cedar with green moss human hand touch the tree

I’m an Experience 
Designer & Producer, Photographer, Content Writer.

I use my multi-skilled profile to develop this hybrid project at the crossing of Arts, Sciences, Ancestral knowledge, and Spirituality of the old forests.

COMMITMENT

After 20 years in the Parisian Event-Communication industry, I decided to make a switch to give sense to my actions. A wake-up call that engaged me in an ecological project inspired by the power of our links with trees. I created Kodama Experience for this purpose.

Kodama project draws its inspiration from ancient forests of Japan. Behind the figure of Kodama (Spirit of the Tree 木霊) I sustain the voice of the forests, inviting people to reconnect their links with trees and learn from the powerful knowledge they bring us facing societal and ecological challenges of our times. 

Frédéric Leyre

Photo by Frederic Leyre Iriomote Forest River Green Trees Mangrove Reflect on water dry white branches contrast with dark green Natural Mood Inspiration Peaceful

From Research and Creation to Learning Experiences,
we reconnect humans and forests.

MISSION

Exploring the links between humans and forest, getting keys that trees offer us facing issues of our times. 

Creation to open hearts

and sustain

the voice of trees

Experiences to live

the transformative

power of reconnection

All fields of art to explore our deep links with the living, and give visions about the invisible part of the forests.

Research to inspire minds from the great knowledge of the forest

Retreats - Learning Experiences inviting people to ancient forests.

Installations and Exhibitions to bring the connection with trees into daily life.

Photo by Frederic Leyre Iriomote Forest River Green Trees Mangrove Reflect on water dry white branches contrast with dark green Natural Mood Inspiration Peaceful
Project Map of Kodama Experience by Frederic Leyre

THE PROJECT MAP

logo stamp tampon kodama experience frederic leyre ancient trees inspire our future red signs square stamp japanese style asian design
Photo by Frederic Leyre Iriomote Forest River Green Trees Mangrove Reflect on water dry white branches contrast with dark green Natural Mood Inspiration Peaceful

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Research and Creation work in complementarity to understand the great knowledge of the forest, to open human hearts, and bring to the largest number the intuition from trees. 

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