Council Of Seeds Audio Guide by Evgenia Emets published on 2022-08-29T17:20:11Z Council of Seeds performances at Jardim Botanico de Lisboa took place on the 4, 10, 11 and 17 of June at the National Museum of Natural History and Scienct in Lisbon A contemplative journey through the garden’s paths, a walk through strata of deep time, a passage across human-plant culture. The stories the seeds can tell. Every seed carries the DNA of the future plant. But not only. As we have evolved together, all ecosystem parts are intrinsically interlinked in a complex dance. Every seed carries the memory of everything else around it, including mountains and waters, animals and other plants. Every seed brings stories connecting it to humans. I am looking for ways to know the essence of the seed, through poetic storytelling, becoming that essence of the seed, that holds the matrix, the multidimensional memory of its continuous rebirth through time. The new performance The Council of Seeds brings together seeds found in the Jardim Botanico de Lisboa. Telling their stories in the first person through poetry, I invite them to speak their essence. Council of Seeds is essentially an open-ended performance and installation, inviting trees and seeds to step forward and speak. All I am here to do is to step into their world, listen deeply, reflect, learn their way, take the medicine they offer. Although created as a site specific artwork in the Jardim Botanico de Lisboa, Council of Seeds will grow and expand, to include seeds from other gardens, parks and forests. Ultimately it is my vision to create an actual Eternal Forest Council which would include the voice of the land, trees, waters, animals and people, as participants in the complex ecosystem, which values every voice. https://eternalforest.earth/index.php/art/art-trails/ Genre Audio Guide Art