Seed Exchange & Art Installation

Name: Seed Exchange & Art Installation
Start: 2024-11-16T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-16T16:00:00-07:00
Location: 301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United States, California 91007

Schedule

Sat Nov 16 2024 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United States, California 91007 | Arcadia, CA

Seed Exchange Events are included with paid admission and free for LA Arboretum Members.

Archiving Eden: Exchange, curated by Shirley Watts, is an outdoor, interactive art installation evoking the power of collaboration in caring for the environment. Artist Dornith Doherty will present a transparent structure adorned with 5,000 vibrant X-ray images of native California seeds.
Over time and with viewer participation, the installation will change physically and visually, creating a living seed bank by replacing the colorful X-ray tiles with envelopes of single seeds.
Schedule forall Seed Exchange Events:
-Sunday, October 6; 9-11am
-Monday, October 14; 9-11am
-Saturday, October 19; 9-11am
-Sunday, November 3; 1-3pm
-Monday, November 11; 1-3pm
-Saturday, November 16; 1-3pm
Curated by Shirley Watts of Natural Discourse, Archiving Eden: Exchange also features 16 photographs presented on 12 panels from Doherty’s ongoing photographic series, “Archiving Eden: The Vaults.” These stunning photos reveal the vital role of seed banks worldwide in preserving biodiversity amidst climate change, species extinction, and reduced agricultural diversity.
Dornith Doherty is an American artist working with photography, video and scientific imaging. Since 2008, she has worked with renowned biologists at the most comprehensive international seed banks in the world to create her multifaceted work Archiving Eden.
Many thanks to our supporting partners & donors: Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, the College of Visual Arts + Design University of North Texas, Natural Discourse, the Missouri Botanical Garden, KUBTEC, and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Ann Hatch, Anonymous, Marie Csete & John Doyle and Joann Schwentker.