Anuradha Vikram explores the cultivation and use of cochineal dye, highlighting its role as a “living technology.” Vikram looks at how Indigenous Zapotec communities have sustainably raised these beetles for generations, and how knowledge about this process is passed down through oral history. The video also considers how artists like Porfirio Gutiérrez and Tanya Aguiñiga engage with these practices, continuing the tradition and sharing it across communities.