Seed Exchange Event Sunday Jan. 5; 1-3pm

Archiving Eden: Exchange by Dornith Doherty, is an outdoor, interactive art installation evoking the power of collaboration in caring for the environment. Artist Dornith Doherty’s transparent structure adorned, with 5,000 vibrant X-ray images of native California seeds, is located in Meadowbrook.

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

-Saturday, November 16; 1-3pm
-Wednesday, November 27; 1-3pm
-Friday, November 29; 1-3pm
-Sunday, December 1; 1-3pm
-Thursday, December 5; 1-3pm
-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

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.

Photos by Artist Dornith Doherty