When Seeds Speak
When Seeds Speak
The initial stages of this project were developed in partnership with the Rural Futures Hub and AberInnovation, Aberystwyth University. It is being developed in collaboration with Dr Catherine Howarth a plant geneticist who leads on the oat breeding research program for IBERS, Aberystwyth University, and Dr Owen Lloyd a composer, sound artist and lecturer at UWE The University of West England, Bristol.
When Seeds Speak proposes to voice the story of the Black Oat- Ceirch du Bach through a series of creative non- verbal translations and scientific analysis. This sci- art collaboration will generate a new insight, narrative and perspective on this hardy and adaptable seed and crop and will help reveal important research questions that have arisen from the collaboration outlined in the Guardian article below.
For more information on the story of the Black Oat in Wales visit the Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/28/black-oats-llafur-ni-wales-crops-grains-growers-farmers-aoe and https://vimeo.com/489406001
When Seeds Speak: A Dirty Ensemble will be performed in the Seligman Theatre, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Wales, date tbc
Meeting Catherine and the Cierch du Bach
Meeting Gerald Miles
Meeting Owen Shiers
Meeting Iwan Evans Coedfadre
A day in the Lab at AberInnovation
Experiments with the data
When Seeds Speak: A Seedy Ensemble