d e c o m p o s e

For d e c o m p o s e , a gathering produced with Khokhoi and Abou, I use mushroom cultivation techniques to culture fungi on experimental substrates with waste and recyclables. I use materials littered around us to signal both, actionable ways to help mitigate our climate and waste crisis, as well as, preparations for a looming apocalypse, where we speculate soda sugars to culture mycelium…

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Liquid culture with Coca Cola, inoculated with psychoactive mushroom

Liquid culture with rain water, inoculated with Pestalotiopsis microspora (plastic eating fungi) in Smart Water bottle

Liquid culture with diluted root beer, inoculated with Honey mushroom, in Coke bottle

Oyster mushroom spawn in plastic bag 

Chicken of the woods on agar in sushi takeout recycling

Liquid culture with honey mushroom in honey jar

Menstrual blood agar with plastic eating fungi in egg carton

Oyster spawn with mixed paper waste (cardboard, face masks, product boxes)

Ganoderma sessile from street tree on agar, in aluminum take-out recycling

Pressure treated wood inoculated with Shiitake spawn

Oyster spawn on corn husk and straw 

Grain spawn with psychoactive mushroom in Starbucks drink bottle

Oyster mushroom on hardwood with coffee, tea, and eggs in street coffee cup 

Hardwood fuel pellets with mixed plastic waste, inoculated with plastic eating fungi

Oyster mushroom on hardwood supplemented with one US dollar bill

Inky cap ink on silk

Plastic bags and construction vest