Seed Exchange! Dornith Doherty's Archiving Eden: Exchange
Schedule
Mon Dec 23 2024 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United States, California 91007 | Arcadia, CA
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Join us for a Seed Exchange featuring Artist Dornith Doherty's Archiving Eden: Exchange.Archiving Eden: Exchange 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 for Seed Exchange Events:
-Thursday, December 5; 1-3pm
-Saturday, December 7; 10am-12pm
-Sunday, December 8; 1-3pm
-Wednesday, December 11; 1-3pm
-Sunday, December 15; 1-3pm
-Monday, December 23; 1-3pm
-Sunday, December 29; 1-3pm
-Thursday, January 2; 1-3pm
-Sunday, January 5; 1-3pm
Natural Discourse curator Shirley Watts is working with the artist on the installation of her stunning work at the Arboretum. 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 supporters: Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, the College of Visual Arts + Design University of North Texas, Ann Hatch, Anonymous, Natural Discourse, the Missouri Botanical Garden, KUBTEC, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Included with paid admission and free for Arboretum members.
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Where is it happening?
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA, United States, California 91007Event Location & Nearby Stays:
