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Hazar Kayona's avatar

Wow I wanna do research right nowwww. This is so beautiful

Vivianne Z W (薇薇)'s avatar

ahh so happy to hear the piece was able to inspire this feeling :'))) am very glad to have a research project that gives me an excuse to, but even without i feel like we can all get out there and research more - listen more, document more, understand more...!!

Leo Krapp's avatar

Amazing stuff! Rigorous and fascinating ethnographic reflections. Thanks for the stories, and the transcription of the Biao Xiang talk.

Vivianne Z W (薇薇)'s avatar

thank you for reading leo and for sharing!! some really great stuff on your substack too

Zoe Yang's avatar

love reading your thoughts on extraction and reciprocity - feels parallel to my ongoing internal ruminations around the ethics of foraging

Vivianne Z W (薇薇)'s avatar

thank you for reading zoe and pleaseeee do put some of these ruminations into writing for us would love to read!! i feel like whether its photos or stories or plants, ethical practice starts having and exploring this urge to reciprocate in some way ❤️❤️

Jessica's avatar

Such an important thought process! To think about the burden of care when we enter & engage with a community. I’m reminded of Trinh T. Minh Ha’s concept of “speaking nearby” a community, rather than “speaking about” them. Thanks for this lovely read, I’ll be fermenting in these ideas and questions for a while!

Sophie Chen's avatar

forever inspired by all the important and meaningful work that you do vivi!!! i teared up reading this :')