Alchemical Mycology
Award: Shortlist
Shortlist / Future Impact / Design / Emerging Talent / 2023
Alchemical Mycology is a self-initiated research project exploring the potential impact and utilisation of pigments extracted from fungi. Mycological alchemist Jesse Adler extracts pigments from fungi (mushrooms, lichens, yeasts, and moulds) and examines how they can function as abundant renewable sources of colour, celebrating fungi and their chemical extracts.