Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi
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TL;DR
- The 'Living Labyrinths' exhibition at RAMM in Exeter focuses on the 'cultural world' of fungi.
- Exhibits include a sound installation by Jason Singh, translating fungal electricity into music, and a kinetic sculpture honoring Beatrix Potter's mycological skills.
- Lara Goodband, the head curator, noted the rise in fungi interest, linking it to Merlin Sheldrake's book 'Entangled Life'.
- The exhibition also features Beatrix Potter's watercolour studies and a new work by Gemma Anderson-Tempini mapping the human mycobiome.