WEEDS FEED! by Sandra Kosorotova
WEEDs FEED! is a ‘care package’ compiled and designed by artist Sandra Kosorotova, commissioned by Narva Art Residency and PUBLICS for the transdisciplinary festival Today Is Our Tomorrow. There are a total of 100 packages to be distributed which can be ordered for free or for a donation from here.
‘Care package’ includes a bundle of either fireweed or dandelion, collected by Sandra from various locations in Narva, Tallinn and Massiaru in Estonia. The second component of the package is a publication with essays by Sean Roy Parker, London based artist, environmentalist and fermenter, and Ann Mirjam Vaikla, the director of Narva Art Residency, artist and curator, as well as verses and writings by Sandra. The booklet includes artworks by Narva-local artists union Vestervalli members Olga Tjurina, Vera Lantsova and Lena Sabinina.
From an in-depth study on food capitalism and land stewardship, to fermental health and the possibility of feeding each other, these pieces encompass ideas of care-taking as an artistic practice; how we can transform excess energy into a rewarding co-existence of humans and other-than-humans.
This is a cooperation project between The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, VAA Nida Art Colony, Narva Art Residency & PUBLICS. The project is co-funded by the Baltic Culture Fund.