“[I wanted to place a yellow corncob from Kandira, a black corncob from Akyazi and one from the next generation, influenced by the two, next to Aslıhan’s Kaide.] My intention was to emphasize new types of seeds that emerge from the social interactions, mimicking and learning between heirloom seeds—to highlight the natural exchanges and dynamic formations. This was also an objection against the new addition to the seed growing law (valid as of 2018) that force farmers to use hybrid and genetically-modified seeds instead of heirloom seeds with the pretext that they don’t have standards.”
—Nardane Kuşçu, one of the participants of Kaide [Plinth]