Commission by the Helsinki Art Museum to produce an artwork proposed by Paul Rosero Contreras. The theme of Helsinki Biennial 2025 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.