Mushrooms / 2020 year

The concept of snooping on people and the idea of “Big Brother” served as the project’s references. The notion was put into practice as a first-person narrative in a diary book. The journal describes an exploration for unique mushrooms, during which the writer observes a number of peculiarities before ultimately vanishing. Photographs, collages, and drawings are all included in the diary.

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“In the past century, in close proximity to Lake Onega (located in the northern part of Karelia), the local populace discussed astonishing and inexplicable occurrences. They said these places were sacred. According to the stories, people used mushrooms for religious purposes. And now, almost a hundred years later, scientists have again become interested in this place. And it was no coincidence that an expedition was sent to the island, during which scientists found strange mushrooms, which they took to the laboratory for analysis. The results were unexpected and even shocking. According to research, mushrooms are several thousand years old. Moreover, scientists were unable to attribute them to any of the species previously known to science. Surprisingly, after this, research stopped and the results were classified. My friend, a doctor of science in mycology, and I decided to organize an expedition to the area around ​​Lake Onega to understand what was growing there. We plan to bring several specimens of mushrooms with us to conduct analyses and research.”

Description

Project consists of

• Digital photos
  
• Artist Book