Team

Vision

To rebuild the language of a civilization that began with seeds through art.

To initiate a sustainable art movement through the art ecosystem we have built with hemp, to demonstrate the power of the agriculture-art-craft alliance, and to leave a living legacy for future generations.

Method

Civilizations can flourish when they provide enough food, health, shelter, and clothing for everyone; only then can art blossom as the freest realm of thought, memory, and transformation.

Hemp is one of the rare plants that can provide all of this on its own. We bring hemp and art together at the center of this cycle.

Art on Hemp, conducted by Kenevir Agricultural Research, is a platform where years of agricultural experience and industrial knowledge meet art. Shaped with the support of the Harvest Cooperative and Kenevirco, this process follows a journey from seed to art.

While providing artists working with hemp with materials, knowledge, and space, we reveal the potential of this ancient plant, forgotten in social memory. We transform all forms of hemp—seed, fiber, shavings, yarn, paper, canvas, and oil—into artistic production, uniting agriculture, craftsmanship, and contemporary art practice within the same cycle.

While forming an artist community around a production ethic shaped by ecological awareness, we ensure that each exhibition prepares the ground for new productions, like a seed.

Team

Organizations

Team

Berk Sohtorik

Damla Durman

Duygu Koçer

Özgür Kavurmacı

Umut Kambak

Deniz Aslanboğa

Başat Karakaş

Ali Güzel

İlkay Bilgiç

Yağmur Akın

Melike Kutluer

Dila Özev

Cihan Çankaya

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