Commissioned piece and collaboration with Olderbrother. Store Installation Fall- Winter 2020.

‘Compost-ables’ is an installation resulting from the multispecies collaboration of fungi, plants, Olderbrother, bioartist Maru Garcia, and other microscopic organisms in contained systems. In the form of a progressive experiment, the symbiotic relationship between fungi, plants, and humans is explored and captured visually through time.

In this piece, the extraordinary capacities of fungi are at the center of our intention. The silent performers are responsible for many fundamental roles, especially being the principal decomposers of organic matter or nutrient cycling. Aware of our shared origins and life in cycles, the interconnectedness of our existence is exemplified by mycorrhizal networks. We, fungi, plants, and humans want to acknowledge that. We are all immersed in the soil, as ground dwellers, wanting to share time and space, culture, experiences, and knowledge.

While some of us are able to compost, we are all composting bodies, part of the cycle, back to the soil.