In a moment of deep spiritual, ecological and political crisis, I am calmed by the words of the writer Arundhati Roy who reminds us that this moment“is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next.” In times of uncertainty, our ancestors have turned to seeds—stowing them away with the hope of seeking out new, more fertile ground. A seed is an ark of intelligence that contains all the information and resources it needs to flourish. All it needs is radical collaboration with living soils, and the gift of the elements—sun, air, water.
Starting from the question,“what can seed intelligence teach us?”, we consider how we might design future food systems built on practices of care and nourishment embodied by the adaptive flourishing of seeds. As we pass through the portal, we must consider the seeds we save for the next generation. What are the seeds of liberation: ideas, projects and paradigms to be nurtured until they find the fertile soil and conditions needed to take root and grow?
CREDITS:
Project by:
MOLD Magazine
Works Include:
MOLD Magazine: Seeds(Issue 05)
Suneil Sanzgiri,“Two Refusals(Would We Recognize Ourselves Unbroken?),” Two-Channel Installation, 2023
Seed Library, Goa State Biodiversity Board
Food Book and Zine Library, Edible Issues and MOLD
