Kultywowanie sprzeciwu
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the history of crop variety purification and its role in the rise of monoculture. Swedish artist Åsa Sonjasdotter examines the development of genetics, which evolved alongside the rise of National Socialism. The regime of purification aimed to find “pure” plant varieties, following the New Testament imperative to “separate the wheat from the chaff.” The article traces the creation of “ideal plant bodies” (J. van der Ploeg) and their contribution to the spread of monocultures in the Plantationocene (A. L. Tsing, D. Haraway). Through an analysis of Sonjasdotter’s exhibitions, the study also highlights subversive practices challenging monoculture dominance – a system that benefits a narrow group of stakeholders while harming the environment.
DOI: 10.34762/5xtk-7d34
Author: Dziadek, Martyna
Institution: Jagiellonian University
Language: English
Topic: Art, Politics, and Modernism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6946405382
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