Sam Van Aken is my guest on Episode 64 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley.
Sam is a contemporary artist who works beyond traditional modes of art-making, crossing artistic genres and disciplines to develop new perspectives on such themes as agriculture, botany, climatology, memory, and the ever-increasing impact of technology. Sam works in the natural and public realm are seen as metaphors that serve as the basis of narrative, sites of placemaking, collective learning, and in some cases have become the basis of scientific research.
Artist Sam Van Aken shares the breathtaking work behind the "Tree of 40 Fruit," an ongoing series of hybridized fruit trees that grow 40 different varieties of peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, and cherries -- all on the same tree. What began as an art project to showcase beautiful, multi-hued blossoms has become a living archive of rare heirloom specimens and their histories, a hands-on (and delicious!) way to teach people about cultivation and a vivid symbol of the need for biodiversity to ensure food security. "More than just food, embedded in these fruits is our culture ... In many ways, these fruits are our story," Van Aken says.
#art #grafting #future
https://www.samvanaken.com/
https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_van_aken_how_one_tree_grows_40_different_kinds_of_fruit?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare TED Salon
https://youtu.be/ik3l4U_17bI National Geographic Special
https://xmap.us/artists/sam-van-aken/
https://www.innovatorsmag.com/art-inspires-ideas-for-a-better-future/
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00:00 - Tree of 40 Fruits, Biodiversity, and Food Security Futures
01:22 - Introduction of Inside Ideas guest Professor Sam Van Aken
04:40 - The tree of 40 fruits
06:15 - How have you weathered this crazy time?
08:35 - Apparent how little of our food supplies is local
09:55 - People adopt the trees
12:50 - Air pollution
15:35 - Sam’s journey to becoming an artist
18:15 - Professor at university giving courses
20:02 - Do you feel like a Global Citizen?
21:35 - Created a tree with Swiss Apple for WEF Davos 2020
23:10 - One meaning of indigenous
26:20 - History of New York and fruits
28:05 - Grafting of fruit trees
31:55 - WEF, The Great Reset personal aspect
34:33 - Marc’s book Menu B about global Food reform
36:10 - The burning question, WTF What is the Future?
39:10 - Stephen Ritz on Inside Ideas
41:30 - Civilisation unrest in the world
45:45 - Our human zoo
47:40 - Is there a plan for the Future?
50:51 - Change through disruption
53:02 - Farming is a science
55:20 - GMO versus grafting
57:40 - What does a world that works for everyone look like for you?
1:01:07 - Sustainable takeaways
1:02:22 - Advice to young artists
1:04:00 - What I wished I knew
1:04:45 - Ongoing projects: Weather, Cloud seeding
1:08:00 - In plain sight project in 2020
