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INDIGO FIELD
 

Cultivated in Cognac, France.

Indigofera tinctoria 

Persicaria tinctoria :Sen-Bon. Kojo-Ko

01 SOIL

01 SOIL

Sol · ਮਿੱਟੀ (Mitti) The beginning.

02  SEED

02 SEED

Graine · ਬੀਜ (Beej) Waiting. Sorting seeds

03  GERMINATION

03 GERMINATION

Germination · ਅੰਕੁਰ (Ankur) First emergence.

04  NURSERY

04 NURSERY

Pépinière · ਨਰਸਰੀ Narsari) Protected growth.

05  TRANSPLANTING

05 TRANSPLANTING

Repiquage · ਰੋਪਣਾ (Ropna)

06 YOUNG PLANT

06 YOUNG PLANT

Croissance · ਵਾਧਾ (Vaadha)

07 HARVEST

07 HARVEST

Récolte · ਵਾਢੀ (Vaadhi) Leaves are harvested at their strongest.

08  DRYING

08 DRYING

Séchage des feuilles · ਪੱਤੇ ਸੁਕਾਉਣਾ (Patte Sukauṇa) Preparing the material for fermentation.

09 OYSTER SHELLS

09 OYSTER SHELLS

Coquilles d'huîtres · ਸੀਪੀਆਂ (Seepiyan) A local sea mineral source.

10 OAK ASH

10 OAK ASH

Eau de cendre · ਸੁਆਹ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ (Suaah da Paani) Collected from local distilleries.

ALKALI WATER

ALKALI WATER

Eau de cendre · ਸੁਆਹ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ (Suaah da Paani)

FERMENTATION

FERMENTATION

Fermentation · ਖਮੀਰ (Khameer) A living transformation.

INDIGO COMPOST

INDIGO COMPOST

Compost d'indigo · ਨੀਲ ਖਾਦ (Neel Khaad) 2024 2025 Leaves compost beneath rye and wheat straw.

DYEING

DYEING

Teinture · ਰੰਗਣਾ (Rangna) Blue meets Material.

The next stages will unfold with the season.

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