Nakba Day commemoration with Seeding Songs for Palestine
Opening of Harvest Festival and the closing of Tears of Fog exhibition.
Films are in Arabic with English subtitles.
Opening night refreshments and light food will be provided.
The opening of the latest Harvest Festival Spring edition falls once again on the same date as Nakba day. Setting the tone of the Harvest festival programme which is beginning to think more explicitly alongside the meaning of seeds as portals to our personal, local and global resistances, is a screening of a curated selection of shorts by @waveformprojects and @reassemblagecollective in collaboration with @golobesmlah.
As the Tears of Fog exhibition extended its space to a place of material solidarity with Palestine, this event also marks an official closing moment for Nicola Baratto’s installation and all of the artists who joined him at LE18.
This event also serves as a fundraiser to support the revival of Gaza’s farmland which can be supported through suggested donations of 50 MAD or above if in your means to the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature @apnorg project “Revive Gaza’s Farmland”. Link in the Harvest Festival Bio for APN donation details.
From the film programmes curators:
The films in Seed Songs for Palestine engage themes of seed sovereignty and Indigenous resilience, highlighting the intrinsic connections between land, culture, and self-determination. Delving into the symbolic and practical importance of seeds, plant life, and relations with land as forms of resistance and continuity for Indigenous communities, the films interrogate the dynamics of freedom and survival in the face of environmental and colonial oppression, while also offering poignant reflections on both the fragility and resilience of existence. Collectively, they illuminate the vital role of seed sovereignty in asserting Indigenous rights and preserving cultural heritage. This collection of shorts presents a rich tapestry of voices and radical perspectives that have existed from time immemorial, considering the intersections of ecological stewardship and self determination which continue to disperse across fertile lands.