Mushrooms and Friends Zine 4
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.
| Weight | 0.185000 |
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| Custom Stock Status Amasty | -- Please Select -- |
| Author | Phylis Ma |
| Binding | Magazine |
| Pages | 28 |
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| Date Published | 11th August 2025 |
| ISBN13/Barcode | 9781734485240 |
| ISBN10 | 1734485248 |
| Publisher | Public Knowledge Books |
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.