The MSU Broad Presents ‘Seeds of Resistance’
The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University is proud to present “Seeds of Resistance,” on view Jan. 15–July 18, 2021. This exhibition draws attention to the long history of plant and human interdependence by exploring the ways in which seeds encode and preserve not only genetic information, but also cultural heritage and knowledge.
The protection of biodiversity on our planet is one of the most pressing concerns facing human society today. Processes like seed banking of antique and heritage seeds can help us conserve genetic plant diversity when faced with climate change, crop collapse, habitat destruction and other future environmental uncertainties. Seeds are themselves archives, on both genetic and cultural levels the seeds we foster illuminate the things that are important to us. Thus, the loss of biodiversity also means the loss of human cultural information.