Mycelian conexions, 2ª Puaj! session in Hangar
Together with our wise friend Marzia we occupy Hangar’s Wetlab from October to January through three thematic sessions in which we read, discuss and activate processes of symbiosis, symbiotic nutrition and fermentation; mycology, environmental repair and forms of non-exploitative co-existence; micro-algae, residues and Gaia theory.
Second session: MYCELLIAN CONNECTIONS
“My mycelium network is nearly immortal, only the sudden toxification of a planet or the explosion of its parent star can wipe me out… all my mycelial networks in the galaxy are in hyperlight communication across space and time.”
Terence McKenna, in The Mushroom Speaks.
We connected with the Mycelian Sovereignty Group in Calafou to share their knowledge of mycelium myceliation and reproduction. We got to know how to build a sterile culture box, clone mycelium with Agar Mix (to feed mycelium in petri dishes), mixed pearl oyster mushroom culture with malt, we shared it out, put it in glass jars and had to wait for days until everything turned white, then we opened it and the pearl oyster mushroom started to grow.
Based on their research on the use of myceliums and moulds as elements of food sovereignty and bio-remediation for the restoration of our environment, the session proposed a reflection on the Mycelian possibilities of creating interspecific networks of care and mutuality, and of provoking processes of transformation to work with the materiality of the damage, be it ecological, social, cultural, historical, fictional…
We read to Paul Stamets, Anna Tsing and Peter Mccoy, and listened to John Cage and Terence McKenna. The session was broadcast by temporarily occupying the 93.4 FM station within a radius of 80 meters, and like the mushrooms, we defined ourselves in the encounter, created networks, talked to Terence McKenna, imagined the material and ecological possibilities, shared stories about walking and collecting, decomposition, creating emotional bonds, evoked the smell of the forest in autumn after the rain, we printed wild spores and spread.
Thanks to all the participants for their patience, their presence and their care.
If you are interested in participating in any way, you can contact Puaj! through the mailing list or write to sonia(at)du-da.net.
