Through art and performance Intimate Organisms invites us to entangle with the complex agency and culture of the more-than-human sphere, imagining the emergence of a tech-enabled nature-connection and respectful coexistence.
At the centre of this multi-artform installation, Bianca Tainsh presents Myc-a, a unique bio-tech artwork creating a terra-biome of flora and microfauna, intimately connected by a network of mycorrhizal fungi. Housed within a custom-fabricated terrarium, biosensors reveal Myc-a’s methodology of mutualism and perpetuity. This ancient culture of interspecies reciprocity offers a compelling vision for escaping the disastrous trajectory of the Anthropocene.
“…a powerful sense of connection between art, audience, and living organisms”. - Amy Jane Collins, Lemonade Letters to Art.
Open daily, 8 - 16th March
- Weekdays 10am - 2pm
- Weekends 10am - 4pm
Opening night: Sat 8th March, 6-8pm | Performances at 7pm. Free, register here.
Join us in a celebration of interspecies synergy as artists unite in a Ritual for Entanglement - a live performance transcending the human sphere into a more-than-human cultural exchange. In an immersive act of symbiosis, humans and Myc-a become entangled in the rhythms of co-existence.
Guiding us into the sonic space of this interconnection, Finley Wegener (Abstract Human Radio) will perform a sound exploration resonating with frequencies that suggest enhanced mycological growth, extrapolating their harmonic and musical implications into an evocative auditory experience.
Masterclass: Unbounded - The Art of Captivating Projects: Sat 15th March, 10am - 3pm. Register for $120 per participant here.
This masterclass will teach you how to expand the expressive and imaginative scope of your artmaking. Draw on the vital elements of your existing practice and explore how contemporary methods and thinking can take you on new creative journeys and open new opportunities for exhibition, engagement, and collaboration.
In-conversation: Entangling Science in the Sublime: 16th March, 2 - 3pm. Free, no bookings required.
Through a collaboration at the nexus of art and science, an artist and a mycologist practiced conscientious connection in a quest to explore this abstract ideal and cultivate sentient biomes. In this in-conversation artist Bianca Tainsh and mycologist Dr Sandra Tuszynska revisit their collaboration and the discoveries they made by merging their different fields and their deep reverence for nature.
Fungi Foray with Patrick Leonard: Sunday 16th March, 3 - 4pm. Free, register here.
Join us for a fascinating and relaxing afternoon exploring the hidden world of fungi. Patrick Leonard will lead a foray through the gardens, hunting for these extraordinary organisms and sharing insights drawn from his 40-year fascination with mycology. With a keen eye and a wealth of knowledge, he will reveal the often unseen life of the forest, from delicate mushrooms to resilient wood decay fungi. This engaging and eye-opening experience will deepen your appreciation for the vital role fungi play in our ecosystems and their surprising connections to our daily lives. A perfect way to round off your afternoon in nature.
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Come and open your mind to the more-than-human world of Bianca Tainsh's Intimate Organisms at the Arts and Ecology Centre this March.
This project was supported by The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) which is a partnership between the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Sunshine Coast Council through ArtsCoast to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.