World-class exhibition hosted at CMP’s Japanese Garden

Thanks to the collaboration with the Yoko Ono Foundation, the exhibition entitled ‘Tree of Wishes’ was held at the ‘Kokoro No Niwa’ park in La Serena.

On Saturday June 8 and Monday June 10, the exhibition ‘Tree of Wishes’, the artist Yoko Ono, was held at the Japanese Garden of La Serena ‘Kokoro No Niwa’, where about 400 people shared her messages of reflection and hope.

The activity, held in the traditional space created and managed Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP), allowed visitors to write their wishes for peace and hang them on the branches of a tree specially arranged for this work that, over time, will become a visual representation of the collective aspirations of the community.

In collaboration with the Yoko Ono Foundation, the ‘Tree of Wishes’ was presented simultaneously at the La Serena Japanese Garden; the Portland Japanese Garden (USA); the Keihanna Memorial Garden (Japan) and the Johannesburg Botanical Garden (South Africa). In addition, the exhibition ‘Peace is Power’, on display at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo (Norway), has collected more than 2 million wishes since 1996.

Romina Valentino, in charge of CMP’s La Serena Japanese Garden, highlighted the importance of being part of this world-class exhibition. “For the company it is essential to promote these instances that allow us to strengthen our bond with the community, and what better way to do it than through such a beautiful and cultural exhibition that, in turn, promotes art, peace and good wishes,” she said.

For Alisson Mellado, who attended and participated in the exhibition, it was a very nice and meaningful idea “I am glad that companies can support activities of a cultural nature and aimed at the general public, as was the case on this occasion. It is very valuable”.

CMP, the company that promoted this initiative, aims to promote sustainable development, both of the territory and of the people in the areas where it is part of. In this line, and in conjunction with other initiatives in terms of shared growth, it constantly generates cultural instances focused on the community and its families, thus consolidating the Japanese Garden of La Serena as an important core of tourism in the region of Coquimbo.