We spent months on the Fungal Issues podcast. We found that humans not only underestimate fungi but lag behind them. So, we teamed up with Farming Utopia fungi farm and ITMO Art & Science Center. We want to show the world what to look out for in this enigmatic realm. We also want to share what we must learn from mushrooms to ensure our future.
We invited 8 mushrooms, from the Pink Oyster to the Reishi, to join our project. Each has its own voice and message. By toggling on the homepage, you can hear their sounds. You can also mix their voices.
Discover your unique place in the future by walking hand in hand with mushrooms. We invite you to explore something beyond a simple podcast.
We invited 8 mushrooms, from the Pink Oyster to the Reishi, to join our project. Each has its own voice and message. By toggling on the homepage, you can hear their sounds. You can also mix their voices.
Discover your unique place in the future by walking hand in hand with mushrooms. We invite you to explore something beyond a simple podcast.
We spent months on the Fungal Issues podcast. We found that humans not only underestimate fungi but lag behind them. So, we teamed up with Farming Utopia fungi farm and ITMO Art & Science Center. We want to show the world what to look out for in this enigmatic realm. We also want to share what we must learn from mushrooms to ensure our future.
We invited 8 mushrooms, from the Pink Oyster to the Reishi, to join our project. Each has its own voice and message. By toggling on the homepage, you can hear their sounds. You can also mix their voices.
Discover your unique place in the future by walking hand in hand with mushrooms. We invite you to explore something beyond a simple podcast.
We invited 8 mushrooms, from the Pink Oyster to the Reishi, to join our project. Each has its own voice and message. By toggling on the homepage, you can hear their sounds. You can also mix their voices.
Discover your unique place in the future by walking hand in hand with mushrooms. We invite you to explore something beyond a simple podcast.
The Fungal Broadcast project is a series of audiovisual experiments. They expand how we interact with the natural world. Mystery shrouds fungi. They only reveal a fraction of their bodies to our eyes. They hide kilometers-long mycelium networks under the soil. They spread through tiny, elusive spores.
Nadezhda Bey is a VR artist. She uses 3D scanning to bring these fascinating beings into a virtual world. The laws of the digital universe govern this world. This lets us examine each mushroom up close. We can see the differences and patterns in the fungal bodies. The artist uses a VR rendering technique. It creates an extra visual layer. It lets us reflect on the all-knowingness of the mushroom world.
Artist Kira Gorshkova created the sound for the project. She used a Playtronic board. The board conducts electricity in the mushroom computer circuit. In science, fungi’s hidden life is often studied. Measuring electrical signals does this. Studying mushroom electrophysiology can reveal much. It shows us how mushrooms communicate. It shows us their responses to the environment and other features of the fungal kingdom. The artist immerses us in the metaphorical resonance of mushrooms. They capture the secret messages of the mushroom world and turn them into sound. The artist uses data from real mushrooms on Farming Utopia. It gives each mushroom a unique voice. The voice reveals the very pulse of life.
Podcast studio Tolk created the landing page with a group of fungal partners. It has become a digital art that lets the audience make their own mushroom symphony. The podcast team made a canvas. It invites viewers to immerse in a world of "fungal entanglement". The canvas is a gateway. The mushrooms find their voice and share their secrets with us through it.
Nadezhda Bey is a VR artist. She uses 3D scanning to bring these fascinating beings into a virtual world. The laws of the digital universe govern this world. This lets us examine each mushroom up close. We can see the differences and patterns in the fungal bodies. The artist uses a VR rendering technique. It creates an extra visual layer. It lets us reflect on the all-knowingness of the mushroom world.
Artist Kira Gorshkova created the sound for the project. She used a Playtronic board. The board conducts electricity in the mushroom computer circuit. In science, fungi’s hidden life is often studied. Measuring electrical signals does this. Studying mushroom electrophysiology can reveal much. It shows us how mushrooms communicate. It shows us their responses to the environment and other features of the fungal kingdom. The artist immerses us in the metaphorical resonance of mushrooms. They capture the secret messages of the mushroom world and turn them into sound. The artist uses data from real mushrooms on Farming Utopia. It gives each mushroom a unique voice. The voice reveals the very pulse of life.
Podcast studio Tolk created the landing page with a group of fungal partners. It has become a digital art that lets the audience make their own mushroom symphony. The podcast team made a canvas. It invites viewers to immerse in a world of "fungal entanglement". The canvas is a gateway. The mushrooms find their voice and share their secrets with us through it.
Creative curator, Christina Ots
The urban rare mushroom farm Farming Utopia and the Art & Science Center of ITMO University collaborated.
Farming Utopia is an urban rare mushroom farm in St. Petersburg. 3D models of Farming Utopia mushrooms became a part of the project Mushrooms into the Future. Visitors will see them as they walk through the VR forest in the Fungal Broadcast project.
The Art & Science Center of ITMO University is a platform for transdisciplinary dialog. It brings together artistic and scientific communities.
A VR artist and performer, Nadezhda Bey made 3D models of Farming Utopia mushrooms. They are for the Mushrooms into the Future project. They are also for the Fungal Entanglement exhibition.
Nadezhda Bey works in the interactive lab. She is a graduate and lecturer at the Art & Science Center of ITMO University. She has participated in international exhibitions and festivals of technological and media art. They won the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award. They won in the Best Media Object category.
Nadezhda Bey works in the interactive lab. She is a graduate and lecturer at the Art & Science Center of ITMO University. She has participated in international exhibitions and festivals of technological and media art. They won the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award. They won in the Best Media Object category.
Kira Gorshkova created the sound design. She is a generative graphics artist, musician, and new media enthusiast. Kira has an interest in sonification and interactivity. She also wants to make interactive mechanics. She also wants to research digital and physical formats. She is a student in the Art & Science Master’s program at ITMO University.
PROJECT TEAM
A VR artist and performer, Nadezhda Bey made 3D models of Farming Utopia mushrooms. They are for the Mushrooms into the Future project. They are also for the Fungal Entanglement exhibition.
Nadezhda Bey works in the interactive lab. She is a graduate and lecturer at the Art & Science Center of ITMO University. She has participated in international exhibitions and festivals of technological and media art. They won the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award. They won in the Best Media Object category.
Nadezhda Bey works in the interactive lab. She is a graduate and lecturer at the Art & Science Center of ITMO University. She has participated in international exhibitions and festivals of technological and media art. They won the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award. They won in the Best Media Object category.
Kira Gorshkova created the sound design. She is a generative graphics artist, musician, and new media enthusiast. Kira has an interest in sonification and interactivity. She also wants to make interactive mechanics. She also wants to research digital and physical formats. She is a student in the Art & Science Master’s program at ITMO University.
Sound Designer at Studio Tolk
Geo Kotanov
Web Designer at Studio Tolk
ANASTASIIA BogdanovskaIa
Head of Content at Studio Tolk
Olga Talalaeva
Head of PR at Studio Tolk
Daria Shpineva
Head of Marketing at Studio Tolk
Alexei Shatalov
VR Artist and Performer
NADEZHDA BeY
Musician, Graphic Artist and New Media Enthusiast
KIRA GORSHKOVA
Creative Curator
Christina Ots