Reversible Destiny Foundation

Remembering Madeline Gins (1941 - 2014)

"Before you can change the world, you must accept the fact that you are in it as found. The more you figure out about how you are in it the better. Learn to apply this saying to everything, across the board, down to the minutest detail and it will give you, as it has given me, great strength." — 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘸𝘢, 1994

Image: Snapshot of Madeline sitting at her desk

All images from the archives of Reversible Destiny Foundation

𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘕𝘖𝘞! 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘰
October 25 – November 17, 2025
Venue: Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park, Gifu, Japan

Join us in celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Site of Reversible Destiny – Yoro Park, an experiential park created by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins in 1995. The festivities will feature large-scale installations, collaborative performances, and workshops that embody the visionary ideas of Arakawa and Gins. Make sure to mark your calendars for special performances taking place between November 1 - 3, 2025. Book your tickets soon, and we hope to see you there!

Please stay tuned for more news in the upcoming weeks.

For more information and tickets, please check the website: https://lbm.architectural-body.com/

“What is WORD RAIN?”

For Ambiguous Zones 16, writer and reader Daniella Sanader lends a critical lens into the semantics of WORD RAIN by Madeline Gins. Link in our bio. Enjoy!



Images from Reversible Destiny Foundation Archives: François DinDio, “NOTE ON WORD RAIN.” May 23 1978.//Cover of WORD RAIN by Madeline Gins. New York: Grossman Publishers, Inc., 1969.