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Visiting a mushroom farm in Brooklyn in 2019, Phyllis Ma was fascinated by the surreal appearance of the specimens growing under blue lights. For her series Mushrooms & Friends, Ma photographed both cultivated and wild species. The Chinese-American photographer underscores the diversity of their morphology and the beauty of these organisms, as mysterious as they are essential to our environment. The project highlights the growing importance of mushrooms in fields as diverse as food, construction and fashion. Presented in the basement of the Théâtre de Verdure, the installation pays tribute to the incredible ability of fungi to form an underground network, necessary for their survival and for soil regeneration. For Images Vevey, Ma collaborates with the Mission Mycelium mushroom farm in Vevey to offer a supernatural experience.
Exhibition layout and design by Images Vevey and the artist
In collaboration with Mission Mycelium
