The Flower and the Flood

An atmospheric river ravages a saffron harvest, and floodwaters bring Semá:th Xó:tsa back to the valley after a century of ruin. Tracing Sumas Lake's history alongside saffron's renewal, Elisa González interweaves ecological repair with cultural resurgence through hand-processed, analogue experiments, asking what saffron reveals about our bond with the land.