The installation explores the intersection of art, science, and technology by creating a metaphorical digital twin of the \"Wood Wide Web\" \u2013 the global underground network of mycorrhizal fungi. It merges data sonification, 3D-printed ceramic sculptures, and fungal knowledge to immerse audiences in the symbiotic relationships within fungal communities and their ecological importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Central to the installation is a virtual map, forming the foundation of a physical experience. The soundscape, influenced by the polyphonic chant \"Song for Gathering Mushrooms\" from the Aka people of Central Africa, evolves through machine learning, shaped by biogeographical data of the mycorrhizal network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Fungi Oracle, an AI trained on mycorrhizal literature and inspired by books like \"Entangled Life,\" synthesizes teachings on symbiosis, offering insights for human society. 3D-printed sculptures, based on fungi images from root samples in Estonia, serve as resonating chambers, merging into an immersive installation that highlights the ecological significance of mycorrhizal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biography
\nMarco Barotti is a media artist. After music studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, he began merging sound with visual art. His work is driven by a desire to invent an artistic language in which a fictional post-futurist era is expressed through kinetic sound interventions in natural and urban environments. His installations merge audio technology, consumer objects, and waste into moving sculptures triggered entirely by sound. The primary focus of his work is to create a \u201ctech ecosystem\u201d that plays with resemblances to animals and plants. These artworks serve as a metaphor for the anthropogenic impact on the planet and aim to make people aware of environmental and social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Credits
\nFUNGI was created during the residency \u201cS+T+ARTS Project Grin\u201d in collaboration with Cineca and Kilowatt, Bologna.\nMycorrhizal research: Maarja \u00d6pik, Tanel Vahter
\nDNA extractions & root staining, microscopy: Atefe Farshadi
\nEcoBank excerpts: Martti Vasar
\nArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi database \u201cEcobank\u201d provided by the Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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