SEED CARRIERS
2024
2024
Why are we losing seed diversity around the world? And how can we secure the fundamental rights to seeds in Europe?
SEED CARRIERS is an initiative by the artist-run association Institut Plapamco and the network Let’s Liberate Seed Diversity!. Bridging the worlds of art, activism, and science, this audio-documentary series explores the possibilities of storytelling about seeds from a European perspective. In doing so, SEED CARRIERS addresses the accelerating decline of seed and agricultural diversity, which constitutes the foundation of all life.
Tackling the lack of societal dialogue around seed politics, SEED CARRIERS aims to create a vibrant body of knowledge reflecting endeavors to protect, provision, and develop seed and crop diversity.
Episode 1 "Seeds As Time Capsules" begins with a basic description of seeds. What are these fascinating living entities we call “seeds” capable of, and how are they kept? This episode features perspectives from genbank scientist Boulos Chalhoub at the Swiss center for agricultural research Agroscope, small-scale farmer and seed keeper József Hegyesi (Magház), and seed policy expert Katherine Dolan (Arche Noah). Critically examining conservation strategies for seeds, their intertwined domestication histories, ancestral and newly established practices of commoning, and the human-plant relationships seed keepers engage with, SEED CARRIERS provides rich insights into the world of seeds, spanning both the so-called formal and informal sectors.
Join us on our three-part venture into the world of seeds. Listen to SEED CARRIERS Episode 1 “Seeds As Time Capsules” on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Soundcloud.
SEED CARRIERS has been developed by Alexandra Baumgartner, Anna Froelicher, Kim Schelbert and Matthias Lorimer of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity.
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SEED CARRIERS is an initiative by the artist-run association Institut Plapamco and the network Let’s Liberate Seed Diversity!. Bridging the worlds of art, activism, and science, this audio-documentary series explores the possibilities of storytelling about seeds from a European perspective. In doing so, SEED CARRIERS addresses the accelerating decline of seed and agricultural diversity, which constitutes the foundation of all life.
Tackling the lack of societal dialogue around seed politics, SEED CARRIERS aims to create a vibrant body of knowledge reflecting endeavors to protect, provision, and develop seed and crop diversity.
Episode 1 "Seeds As Time Capsules" begins with a basic description of seeds. What are these fascinating living entities we call “seeds” capable of, and how are they kept? This episode features perspectives from genbank scientist Boulos Chalhoub at the Swiss center for agricultural research Agroscope, small-scale farmer and seed keeper József Hegyesi (Magház), and seed policy expert Katherine Dolan (Arche Noah). Critically examining conservation strategies for seeds, their intertwined domestication histories, ancestral and newly established practices of commoning, and the human-plant relationships seed keepers engage with, SEED CARRIERS provides rich insights into the world of seeds, spanning both the so-called formal and informal sectors.
Join us on our three-part venture into the world of seeds. Listen to SEED CARRIERS Episode 1 “Seeds As Time Capsules” on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Soundcloud.
SEED CARRIERS has been developed by Alexandra Baumgartner, Anna Froelicher, Kim Schelbert and Matthias Lorimer of the European Coordination Let’s Liberate Diversity.
To receive updates on future releases and events, sign up for our newsletter below.
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︎︎︎ SEED CARRIERS is supported by Pro Helvetia, Migros Kulturprozent, Mobiliar Jubiläumsstiftung and Corymbo Foundation.
︎︎︎ SEED CARRIERS: Episode 1 “Seeds as Time Capsules” (released 29.08.2024) Publisher Verein Institut Plapamco, Production Alexandra Baumgartner, Anna Froelicher, Kim Schelbert, Matthias Lorimer, Music Andrew Morrison, Voice Acting Deborah Macauley, Mixing & Mastering Julia Häller, Music Mastering Daniel Good, Copy Editing Monique Todd, Graphic Design Emmanuel Crivelli / Dual Room, Illustration Lena Scheiwiller, Advisory Board Kenza Benabderrazik, Gilles Aubry,Simon Grab Contributors Tubi Malcharzik, Borbála Lipka, Weronika Koralewska, Radio 3FACH