In search of a new symbiosis part II: the unknown
Interactive installation with natural elements, projection and sound
Concept
elena victoria pastor
Creative design / videomapping
Tomás Vj Mute Santana
Mastering sound piece
David Huss
Hégenheim, 2024
In Search of a New Symbiosis Part II: The Unknown is a conceptual installation by elena victoria that immerses the audience in an underground experience, where the intricate fungal network, often called the Wood Wide Web, thrives. The installation features two projectors that map mycelial structures across the room's walls and ceiling using advanced video mapping software, precisely designed to integrate with the space. Prior to projection, the room is transformed with organic materials—roots and tree prunings from the surrounding area—creating an immersive mycelium underworld.
Accompanying the visuals is an evocative soundtrack composed by elena victoria, blending a voice-over of selected quotes from Let's Become Fungal by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodriguez with elements of musique concrète and feedback loops. This audio-visual experience prompts reflection on how our human ways of life impact the non-human world, even the invisible organisms beneath us. The installation encourages the audience to explore unconventional and speculative ideas of symbiosis in interspecies relationships, fostering an inclusive dialogue about the decisions we make that affect more-than-human beings.
The work was invited to be presented for the first time in the second phase of the project Exploring Conscious Territories at the FABRIKculture in Hégenheim during the week of ArtBasel Fair 2024.
Exhibited at
- 2024 FABRIKculture in Hégenheim, Switzerland-France border.
Lichtkunst-Spaziergang 2024, Wasserschloss Reelkirchen.
images: courtesy of artist
Accompanying the visuals is an evocative soundtrack composed by elena victoria, blending a voice-over of selected quotes from Let's Become Fungal by Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodriguez with elements of musique concrète and feedback loops. This audio-visual experience prompts reflection on how our human ways of life impact the non-human world, even the invisible organisms beneath us. The installation encourages the audience to explore unconventional and speculative ideas of symbiosis in interspecies relationships, fostering an inclusive dialogue about the decisions we make that affect more-than-human beings.
The work was invited to be presented for the first time in the second phase of the project Exploring Conscious Territories at the FABRIKculture in Hégenheim during the week of ArtBasel Fair 2024.
Exhibited at
- 2024 FABRIKculture in Hégenheim, Switzerland-France border.
Lichtkunst-Spaziergang 2024, Wasserschloss Reelkirchen.
images: courtesy of artist