Commission by Helsinki Art Museum to produce an artwork propsed by Paul Rosero Contreras for the 2025 edition of the Helsinki Biennial. The theme was Shelter, aimed to question human dominance by giving a voice to non-human actors such as plants, animals, fungi, elements and minerals.
The artwork was a part of Contreras’ larger installation The Garden of Forking Paths. The shape took inspiration from a type of moss that grows in the Ecuadorian Andes, in the home country of the artist. The 2.5 x 1.5 x 1 m. sculpture was grown at our studio over a period of 2-3 weeks, by placing a layer of myceliated sawdust to grow over a wooden structure. The reishi mycelium was provided by Kääpä Biotech.