Roscosmoe Lab: Preview screening of Umi No Oya for Swiss Vitality Days 2024 - on the road to Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai

In this documentary essay, Ewen Chardronnet and Maya Minder explore the legacy of British algologist Kathleen Drew-Baker, whose crucial scientific discovery in 1949 about the life cycles of red algae contributed to the rise of nori aquaculture in post-war Japan. The film pays tribute to Drew-Baker as Umi No Oya - Mother of the Sea - and looks for inspiration in the resilience she instilled in post-war Kyushu to face the new challenges of climate change.

This event is part of the Swiss Vitality Days 2024, celebrating the 160th anniversary of bilateral relations between Switzerland and Japan, and takes place in the framework of Vitality.Swiss, Switzerland’s public diplomacy program on the road to Expo 2025 Osaka – Kansai, where Maya Minder serves as cultural ambassador of the program.

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