Seed Storytellers: A Conversation on Migration and Belonging

This live broadcast is a conversation between Leela Keshav, who wrote and illustrated the "Seed Storytellers" exhibition for the Voicing Pod, and Jessica J. Lee, an author and environmental historian. Lee's recent book, Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging, complements the exhibition's theme in its exploration of plants as moving beings tied to histories of human migration.

Lee and Keshav’s conversation will expand on ideas discussed within the Voicing Pod exhibition and highlight Lee's research and thinking on the topic, adding a new dimension to the work.

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Who is Jessica J. Lee?
Jessica is a British-Canadian-Taiwanese author, environmental historian. She is the author of three books of nature writing, Turning, Two Trees Make a Forest, and Dispersals, the children’s book A Garden Called Home, and co-editor of the essay collection Dog Hearted. Jessica is the founding editor of The Willowherb Review and teaches creative writing at the University of Cambridge and the University of King’s College.

Who is Leela Keshav?
Leela is a Canadian writer, artist, and spatial practitioner who recently completed graduate studies at the Architectural Association in London. Her work explores the intersection of ecology, power structures, and modes of resistance. She was the inaugural writer-in-residence at Hauser & Wirth Somerset in May 2024.