Short Stories of a Few Seeds

The work addresses the subject of the smuggling and distribution of plants during the Second World War. Women played a key role in this process, supporting the Polish resistance movement by supplying food and resources to those in need. Risking their lives, they would demonstrate extraordinary courage and ingenuity. Whole plants, parts of them or seeds were smuggled – to satisfy hunger, to heal, to make life more bearable. They were hidden in clothing, under one’s arm, in damp laundry, children’s toys, folds of leather, in hair, the handles of farming tools, tool bags, double-bottomed baskets, and even in the intestines and stomachs of animals. The seeds become a symbol of life, hope, and a new beginning. Did they reach their intended destination? What kind of soil did they fall on? How many lives did they save, and how many did they take? The frottage technique used in this work discreetly reveals what lies hidden – traces of presence, gestures of resistance, tenderness enchanted within the substance.