In this artistic research project, participants were invited to engage with reflective questions about the life of a bee. They were asked: What would you like to say to the bee? and If you were a bee, what would you want to express?
Participants wrote their responses on scrap paper—material that was otherwise destined for disposal. As the paper decomposes, it adds organic matter to the soil. So it actually adds to the success of the seed to grow into a beautiful flower.
These handwritten reflections—sometimes drawings for children who couldn’t yet write—were transformed into flower seed letters. When people plant or even simply throw them onto the earth, they send their thoughts and ideas as messages to nature itself. Their reflections literally take root and grow in the landscape, extending their presence beyond words and becoming part of living ecological spaces.