Potatoes
Personal memory by Anonymous
1970 • Sahel Region, Africa
"The potatoes were different before the fertilizers—they tasted better and though not as big, they lasted for the winter. Now they last less than 3 weeks before a white rot begins to eat them from the inside."
Maya Lin, Global Residency Program
Creative Time / Rockefeller Foundation
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