LAUNCH OF PHYLLIS MA’S NEW ZINE Mushrooms & Friends 4
Thursday 26 June from 17:00
In the presence of the artist
Aperitif offered
Free entry
At L’Appartement – Espace Images Vevey
Following her amazing installation at Biennale Images Vevey 2024, we’re thrilled to welcome Phyllis Ma for the launch and signing of her self-published zine Mushrooms & Friends 4.
Mushrooms & Friends 4
Phyllis Ma
32 pages
Self-published
Printed in Switzerland
First printing, June 2025
25 CHF
Mushrooms & Friends 4 features still lifes of Ganoderma mushrooms cultivated by the artist Phyllis Ma. Ganoderma, a type of fungus that parasitizes hardwood trees, is a popular medicinal mushroom in East Asia. For this project, the specimens were grown in a small home lab, where some formed marshmallow-tipped antlers, and others, fan-like conks with porous undersides. In addition to photography, this issue includes a short essay tracing the cultural history of Ganoderma in China — from medieval Daoism to the contemporary art of mushroom bonsai.
Through this hypnotic zine, Phyllis Ma reveals the unexpected beauty of fungi, balancing bizarre shapes and organic fragility. A meticulous look at these mysterious organisms, essential to our ecosystem.
