Name: Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts: Based on Conversations with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Artists, Curators, Feminists and Mycologists
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Author: Rommy González
ISBN: 9789493246287

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Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts: Based on Conversations with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Artists, Curators, Feminists and Mycologists

Type

Physical Book

Author

Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez

Illustrated by

Rommy González

Publisher

Valiz

Year

2023

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.8 x 16.8 x 2.6 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9789493246287

Synopsis "Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts: Based on Conversations with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Artists, Curators, Feminists and Mycologists"

Twelve lessons in fungal activism, Indigenous knowledge and collaboration for artists, gardeners, educators and anyone intrigued by the fascinating life and inspiring metaphors of the mycelium and the mushroom.

The enormous popular interest in the world of fungi and the mycelium testifies to its tremendous resonance as a metaphor for new ways of thinking, new systems and behaviors. Taking its inspiration from this world, Let’s Become Fungal! looks at a range of Indigenous practices from Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia that are rooted in multispecies collaboration, symbiosis, alliances, non-monetary resource exchange, decentralization, bottom-up methods and mutual dependency―all suggestive of the behavior of the mycelium.

Each of the book’s 12 chapters offers teachings on collaboration, decoloniality, nonlinearity, toxicity, mobilization, biomimicry, death and being nonbinary, while also examining the world of fungi. Let’s Become Fungal! shows how fungi can inspire artists, collectives, organizations, educators, policymakers, designers, scientists, anthropologists, curators, urbanists, activists, gardeners, community leaders, farmers and others to become more fungal in their ways of working and being.

Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez (born 1984) works as a curator and researcher on art and ecology, and is based in Mexico City. She has founded and directed many international initiatives at the intersection of art and ecology, including the Green Art Lab Alliance (Asia, Latin America and Europe) and the Nature Research Department, the Van Eyck Food Lab, and the Future Materials Bank at the Jan van Eyck Academie (NL).

Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez

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Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez is a writer, curator, and researcher born in 1984, specialized in art and ecology. She resides in Mexico City and has led international initiatives such as the Green Art Lab Alliance and the Department of Research on Nature at the Jan van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands.

Her most notable work is Let's Become Fungal! Mycelium Teachings and the Arts (2023), published by Valiz. This essay is based on conversations with indigenous sages, artists, curators, feminists, and mycologists, exploring innovative practices from Latin America and the Caribbean focused on multispecies collaboration, symbiosis, and decentralized methods. The book is structured in twelve teachings that address topics such as collaboration, decoloniality, and biomimicry. Additionally, it has been accompanied by practical workshops that apply its principles in communities and organizations.

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Rommy González

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Rommy González is a Chilean visual artist and illustrator born in Santiago, currently based in Berlin. With a background in graphic design and animation, she has developed an international career ranging from art direction to the creation of murals and illustrations. Her work is characterized by an organic and symbolic aesthetic, influenced by her interest in nature and ecology. In addition to her work in the artistic field, she has collaborated with brands like Opinel, for which she designed a limited edition of the Opinel N°8 knife, decorating the handle with motifs inspired by nature

In 2023, González illustrated the book Let's Become Fungal! Mycelium Teachings and the Arts, written by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodríguez and published by Valiz. This work, which explores teachings from the fungal world applied to art and collaboration, features illustrations that complement the themes of symbiosis and decentralization addressed in the text. The book falls within the essay genre and has been well received for its innovative approach at the intersection of art and ecology

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