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What is Kinship through Rice?

If research is about knowing, this work is about making.

Supported by the British Council’s ‘Connections through Culture’ (CTC), Kinship through Rice bridges traditional Indonesian rice farming wisdom with regenerative design through collaboration across UK and Indonesia. We focus on global artisanal practices, making kinship across species and cultures.

‘All flourishing is mutual’ – Robin Wall Kimmerer

This body of work can be utilised as cultural infrastructure for regenerative futures centralising living relationships by foster economic opportunities and climate resilience to cultivate lasting intercultural relations and mutual flourishing.

R

Regeneration

Practices, materials, and relationships that restore ecosystems and cultural traditions through post-harvest rice cultivation and more-than-human kinship.

I

Innovation

Practices, materials, and relationships that recognise value where extractive systems see waste through collaborative co-design and traditional knowledge.

C

Culture

Practices, materials, and relationships that express and sustain cultural identity through stories, rituals, and collaborative making.

E

Economy

Practices, materials, and relationships that create viable livelihoods through cultural regeneration and creative adaptation.

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