Anna Laurent on botanical art through history and photographing seeds
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In this episode, Anna Laurent is my guest talking about her work at the intersection of science and art, researching botanical art through history and photographing seeds. She is passionate about 'understanding plants from the plant's perspective and plants from people's perspective.' She traveled the world, researching the visual history of plant depiction, as well as collecting specimens for 'Dispersal', a series of photographs, portraits, exploring the form and function of seed dispersal.
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