Accompanied by Monsanto's broccoli patent, "Lost Common Sense," Vera Thaen's illicit broccoli patch sprouting under the staircase at De Domijnen Hedendaagse Kunst in Sittard, NL, alerts people to the reality that their right to eat broccoli is in the hands of one corporation (now Bayer). Below that is "Farming with Magnets" (2014), her first experiment using magnets to grow potatoes in soil pyramids above ground. To the right are images of "Rainwater Harvesting and Purification System", 2017, Sittard, NL. Following German scientist Käthe Seidel, (De Binzen Kaethe), Thaens deploys plants in various stages to purify rainwater and stormwater alike, achieving Europe's highest levels of pure water.
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