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a_seed_is_a_seed_is_a_seed [2014/01/03 04:00] – [presentation format] amia_seed_is_a_seed_is_a_seed [2016/01/13 17:48] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 =====a Seed is a Seed is a Seed===== =====a Seed is a Seed is a Seed=====
 **Everyting is different, and everything is still the same.** **Everyting is different, and everything is still the same.**
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 //keywords:// Politics of Change, Resilient Communities, Urban Agriculture in Brussels and Mumbai (people, plants, food, traditions) //keywords:// Politics of Change, Resilient Communities, Urban Agriculture in Brussels and Mumbai (people, plants, food, traditions)
 {{:ua:europalia-india.pdf|a seed is a seed is a seed}} {{:ua:europalia-india.pdf|a seed is a seed is a seed}}
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 =====from seed to seedpod: about people, plants, food & traditions===== =====from seed to seedpod: about people, plants, food & traditions=====
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 The development of the project over time (seasons) will be covered by the community itself, creating a multilayered and rich narrative which is oscillating between east and west, taking ecological but as well economical, political and social approaches into account. The observations, stories, pictures, discussions, songs and recipes will be uploaded on a shared online platform which is designed for collective project building. The platform supports distributed knowledge creation for all aspects in the form of a community memory. The development of the project over time (seasons) will be covered by the community itself, creating a multilayered and rich narrative which is oscillating between east and west, taking ecological but as well economical, political and social approaches into account. The observations, stories, pictures, discussions, songs and recipes will be uploaded on a shared online platform which is designed for collective project building. The platform supports distributed knowledge creation for all aspects in the form of a community memory.
 The title (a seed is a seed is a seed) is inspired on the Continuous Present, a literary style developed by Gertrude Stein((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein#Literary_style)). It is a metaphor for a different view on the same subject, the same time-slice described over and over again, from a different point of view. The title (a seed is a seed is a seed) is inspired on the Continuous Present, a literary style developed by Gertrude Stein((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein#Literary_style)). It is a metaphor for a different view on the same subject, the same time-slice described over and over again, from a different point of view.
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 =====the aim of the project===== =====the aim of the project=====
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   Thus, a herbarium records the past, providing users with documented occurrences of plants in specific locations over the time.   Thus, a herbarium records the past, providing users with documented occurrences of plants in specific locations over the time.
 Following the structure of the living herbarium, we attempt to uncover the geo-political control of land use, food sovereignty and social justice. This juxtaposition of communities constructs an open discursive framework to tease out a range of issues in relation to food sovereignty and food urbanism. Following the structure of the living herbarium, we attempt to uncover the geo-political control of land use, food sovereignty and social justice. This juxtaposition of communities constructs an open discursive framework to tease out a range of issues in relation to food sovereignty and food urbanism.
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 =====methodology===== =====methodology=====
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   from organising an act of creative resistance to putting on a wild party'.   from organising an act of creative resistance to putting on a wild party'.
 Drawing on the merits of Politics of Change, a seed is a seed is a seed belongs as well to the section of the OpenGreens project. This project, initiated by Annemie Maes since 2009, covers different bottom up approaches for designing human environments that have the stability and diversity of natural ecosystems. It covers the integration of urban agriculture, honeybees and their role in urban ecosystems, renewable energy systems, food sovereignty systems, natural building, rainwater harvesting and urban planning along with the economic, political and social policies that make sustainable living in cities possible and practical. Drawing on the merits of Politics of Change, a seed is a seed is a seed belongs as well to the section of the OpenGreens project. This project, initiated by Annemie Maes since 2009, covers different bottom up approaches for designing human environments that have the stability and diversity of natural ecosystems. It covers the integration of urban agriculture, honeybees and their role in urban ecosystems, renewable energy systems, food sovereignty systems, natural building, rainwater harvesting and urban planning along with the economic, political and social policies that make sustainable living in cities possible and practical.
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 =====style===== =====style=====
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 Working along a visual anthropology approach, we focus on visual representations as well in the in plant- as in the community realms, covering actions such as (public space) performances relating to the urban green and food topic, as well as garden-art or mass media coverage. The relationship of form to function is at the center of the project. Working along a visual anthropology approach, we focus on visual representations as well in the in plant- as in the community realms, covering actions such as (public space) performances relating to the urban green and food topic, as well as garden-art or mass media coverage. The relationship of form to function is at the center of the project.
 The communities in both cities are juxtaposed in a multilayered visual representation. The ecological approach, the habits and traditions are analyzed in a simple and transparant language. There is no intention to judge, but rather to show the -still- enormous diversity in a globalising world. The goal is to transmit the power generated by bottom-up and self-organized communities, to get energized by it. The communities in both cities are juxtaposed in a multilayered visual representation. The ecological approach, the habits and traditions are analyzed in a simple and transparant language. There is no intention to judge, but rather to show the -still- enormous diversity in a globalising world. The goal is to transmit the power generated by bottom-up and self-organized communities, to get energized by it.
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 =====presentation format===== =====presentation format=====
 The herbarium is the main model for organizing all information, let it be text, photos, audio or video. The herbarium is the main model for organizing all information, let it be text, photos, audio or video.
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 The onsite presentation during the exhibition will focus on a selection of highlights from the project, a selection of large scale prints based on the photo- and film material, a selection from the mounted herbarium-plates, and a publication as accompanying catalog. The onsite presentation during the exhibition will focus on a selection of highlights from the project, a selection of large scale prints based on the photo- and film material, a selection from the mounted herbarium-plates, and a publication as accompanying catalog.
  
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 =====planning===== =====planning=====
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   * march => august: designing interfaces for public websites   * march => august: designing interfaces for public websites
   * edit all audiovisual material (video, audio, collective writings) for public access online   * edit all audiovisual material (video, audio, collective writings) for public access online
-  * India, 3 weeks in august-september 2013, to round+  * India, 3 weeks in august-september 2013, to round up the project together, do the last interviews, finalise herbariums etc... 
 +  * design the publication/catalog with a selection of the texts and photographic material 
 +  * select prints for public presentation 
 +  * presentation ready from early october 2013
  
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 +=====cv=====
 +Annemie Maes is a media artist and activist, beekeeper, herbalist and gardener. She holds master degrees in fine arts and cultural studies. Her artistic research and cultural activism projects are cited as 'politics of change' with a focus on ecology and women empowerment. She is co-founder of Okno, an artist-run organisation working with media art and ecology. Her recent research focuses on connected OpenGreens, a transdisciplinary project at the intersection of art, biology and green technology, including urban agriculture and city bee-monitoring.
 +Annemie Maes has had a fierce interest in film and performing arts since the 1980s. In 1985, she co-founded Pix & Motion, a production house for film specialised in experimental animation film and short movies. In 1997 she was head founder of the artists initiative LookingGlass. In 2004 she was involved in the set up of Okno, and in 2005 in
 +the set-up of So-oN. In her personal art projects, Annemie Maes researches how language behaves in a networked environment – linguistically and phonetically as well as visually and physically. In recent work she also takes an interest in those communities which are able to establish durable changes in society due to their structure and exceptional philosophy. This research was collected in the long-term project Politics of Change: a series of documentaries, anthropological films and online database projects in which the connections between grassroots activism, eco-technology and women networks were investigated. This attention for gender-based approaches in art is key to the work of Annemie Maes, in which she also wants to address the question how female artists deal with new, technological media.
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