A bundle of enoki mushrooms over an Arduino board, a red LED display and an ultrasonic sensor.

Photography

Mycelium Digitalis

Still lifes of mushrooms wired to sensors and LEDs

Still lifes about the symbiosis of living organisms and technology, told through fungi, the oldest natural network on Earth.

Year
2026
Role
Photography
Tools
Sony a6400
Context
Personal project, early 2026. Finalist, DAFES ART choice, March 2026

My generation grew alongside modern technology. Since early childhood we have sunk deeper and deeper into the technological world. Or perhaps it has been growing through us, creating something new.

This series of still lifes explores the symbiosis of living organisms and technology through fungi, the oldest natural network on Earth.

The visual language of the series is built on radical contrast. A sterile white space strips the objects of their natural context, turning each still life into a laboratory specimen. In this lifeless space, the collision between the organic and the technological reaches its peak.

01/03 Enoki roots ending in jumper-wire pins.
02/03 Shimeji held by crocodile clips and wires.
03/03 A king oyster mushroom lying on a green keypad.
A breadboard circuit with an ultrasonic sensor, clipped to enoki stems.
A king oyster with red and green LEDs pushed into its stem, clips on its cap.
01/03 Two king oysters wired with LEDs over a stepper motor.
02/03 A tangle of wires and clips around a mushroom on the board.
03/03 A king oyster with a red moisture sensor stuck into it.
A mind map: symbiosis branching into technology, the organic and the senses.
Mind map
A sheet of nine pencil sketches of mushrooms, wires and devices.
Composition sketches
Clipping wires to enoki on the studio table.
Wiring
Leo standing next to the printed series on an exhibition wall.
The series on the wall