Examining the Ex(Im)plicit Qualities in Japanese Spatial Atmosphere through Haiku 俳句 and Haiga 俳画 Examples: The Layer of Narration

Abstract

Abstract: In any focus on an aesthetic experience one may find both sensational and cognitive qualities, referred to as the scene and scenario, respectively. Hence, an experiencer tries to decipher the scenario— a narration—by sensing the scene— space—through the spatial atmosphere. Thus, space starts to transform into a poetic experience. Japanese architecture, on account of a number of inherent qualities, has the capability to convey such narrations in spaces. In Japanese examples, an experiencer tries to derive the narration that emanates from explicit qualities—sensational, such as textual, visual, audial, or tactile phenomena—with his/her implicit qualities—cognitive/intellectual abilities. The article examines the layer of narration of Japanese architectural structure through haiku 俳句 and haiga 俳画 examples, and in doing so, utilizes the layers proposed on behalf of the explicit and implicit qualities: nature-based and feeling-based .