Frozen Fungi
13 October - 3 December, 2023
Commissioned by CEMENT FONDU Gallery
Project Space as part of the Better Nature 'EARTHEN' Exhibition
"We’re thrilled to present the first collection of mycelial sculptures from artist and evolutionary biologist Victoria Pham in our Project Space within our second annual BETTER NATURE Art + Events program. Spanning art, technology and science, Frozen Fungi unearths the complex thread-like network of mycelium, the underground messenger mushroom that unifies ecosystems and exchanges resources between plants, to form mycelial sculptures that envisions future possibilities of creating bio-fabricated materials, grown with Nature as a collaborator. Within her interdisciplinary practice, Pham foregrounds Nature as a fundamental collaborator, creating artefacts that invite audiences to listen to the Earth and to view mushrooms beyond their culinary, psychedelic or poisonous characteristics." - text by Hannah White
Curated by Hannah White
Installation by Mac Mansfield
Mycelium composite: Victoria Pham with support from Grown Bio and Evocative Ltd.
Soundscape Composition and Design: Victoria Pham
IMAGES OF INSTALLATION: Jessica Maurer
Public Program
ACOUSTIC ECOLOGIES
by Niki Johnson
Friday November 24, 2023
6-8PM
Produced by CEMENT FONDU
In response to the mycelial forest Frozen Fungi by Victoria Pham in our Project Space, percussionist and composer-performer Niki Johnson will build an acoustic ecology out of the frozen artefacts through a live-sonic activation, bridging live music performance and art installation to create a sonic landscape unearthed from the depths of the soil and complex intertwine of mycelium threads.