A holy being who is not singular articulates pathways of interspecies connections through mycelium, thread, fabric and human form. In this work singular units exist in three, individual spaces. A woven, cotton network hangs on the wall; a sheet of paper grown from Ganoderma lucidium mycelium hangs adjacent; and the floor contains a biome with Ganoderma lucidium mycelium woven into cotton rope with a bowl of water underneath. This biome suggests a life-support system, with the two networks joining together to create an organ. In an upcoming performance these seemingly singular units will be activated by a human figure, expanding the mycelial organ outward and connecting the larger space to the microscopic, interwoven network of hyphae. This work reminds us that the holiness of all beings, human and more-than-human, is made through the composition of many species, that the “one” is never truly singular.

As the work lives in the gallery, Reishi mushrooms sprout and bear spores.

All photos courtesy of The Nook Gallery