This Spring, we have the honor of contributing to something far beyond our fields—our olive oil was featured in Each Seed a Body, a powerful new installation by internationally celebrated artist Otobong Nkanga at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas.

Nkanga’s work speaks deeply to the land—its resources, histories, and the relationships we build through what we take from and give back to it. Each Seed a Body continues Nkanga’s long-standing exploration of materials as vessels of memory and meaning. Otobong doesn’t just choose materials at random; she collaborates with growers and farmers whose practices reflect care for the environment, knowledge of the land, and responsibility to community. We’re proud to be among them.

As farmers, we know every harvest tells a story—of the climate, the soil, and the hands that made it all happen. Otobong Nkanga knows this fact intimately. She chose to work with producers like us because we still do things the hard way—the right way. Our oil is cold-pressed with minimal intervention, drawn from trees rooted in Texas land that we steward with pride and patience. For us, it’s not just about ingredient, it’s about integrity.

That same integrity is what fuels Each Seed a Body. The installation brings together olive oil, beeswax, coffee and more ingredients from across the South to create a sculptural environment that asks important questions: What do our resources say about us? How are bodies and landscapes connected through cycles of labor, migration, and care?

At the Nasher, Nkanga rooted her work in the cultural, ecological, and historical complexities of North Texas. She collaborated with local producers and explored the patterns of movement and connection that shape this region. We saw our oil not as a product on display within her soaps that reflected landscapes, but as a living part of that conversation—an element carrying the energy of our land and labor into an entirely new form of storytelling.

Being part of this project reminded us of the global web we’re all part of. For us at Texas Olive Ranch, this collaboration was both humbling and energizing. It affirmed what we’ve always believed: that honest, planet-focused farming can speak to something much larger than a bottle on a shelf. It can become part of a global dialogue—about process, exchange, and accountability.

We’re honored to have played a role in Each Seed a Body, and grateful to Otobong Nkanga for recognizing the story in our soil.

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Image Credits: Form Follows Studio + the Nasher Sculpture Center