SEEDS

ongoing project

The seed is an object of potential and possibilities. Every seed can become something. But if the soil and the conditions are not right, the seed will not reach this potential. For a seed to flourish, it has to be in the right environment. Without soil, sunlight, water and the right nutrients, a seed is simply buried but not planted. The same seed with the same potential can be in the wrong environment. What is buried is dead and what is planted is at the beginning of an amazing journey.

Seeds turn into the plants that feed us, give us shade, and help keep our air clean. There are almost 350,000 plant species making seeds, and about 90% of the food we eat comes from crops grown from them. But almost half of flowering plant species are at risk, and climate change is making it harder to grow many of the crops we depend on. Saving and sharing seeds helps protect our food, our health, and our future.

This ongoing project is informed by the Seed Saving Network at OmVed Gardens during my 2024–2025 artist residency, including my solo exhibition Into the Seeds of Time. It is also guided by one of my scientific advisors — a Senior Research Leader at the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — the world’s largest underground seed bank.

We can support seed banks, swap seeds, and keep planting.