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This is a hand made from the Fomes fomentarius mushroom. The process involved using gloves from the Biolab as a mould. However, the first glove mould only produced the lower part of the hand. The wrist was formed by the fungus. | This is a hand made from the Fomes fomentarius mushroom. The process involved using gloves from the Biolab as a mould. However, the first glove mould only produced the lower part of the hand. The wrist was formed by the fungus. | ||
Another glove was used to create the other half of the hand, including the fingers and palm. | Another glove was used to create the other half of the hand, including the fingers and palm. | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 25 February 2024
This is a hand made from the Fomes fomentarius mushroom. The process involved using gloves from the Biolab as a mould. However, the first glove mould only produced the lower part of the hand. The wrist was formed by the fungus.
Another glove was used to create the other half of the hand, including the fingers and palm.
The two halves were then placed side by side to allow the mushroom to grow together to form a complete hand. Although it did not perfectly replicate the shape of a human hand, the fungus successfully joined the two halves together.
As a result, bandages were used to cover up the imperfections in the hand.
In this piece, the mushroom acts as a form of healing, joining two parts of the body together in a way that humans are unable to do.
This work was also exhibited at the exhibition "Design with Fungi and Slime Molds" during the Winterwerkschau.
