Fongical Language is a device that evokes the aesthetics of "biomedia": the organism as presentation. This piece presents a mushroom connected to electrodes which in turn are connected to some hardware. This combination allows words or phrases to appear on a screen.
In short, the installation proposes a way of seeing things in which the electrical vibrations of mushrooms can be translated into human semiotics. Subjectively, the piece encourages us to be aware of environmental disturbances: the presence of visitors, heat and light. Fongical Language speculates on the hypothesis that the mycelium communicates the limits of language in humans and non-humans. In a society where we are beginning to understand the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence, we need to look more closely than ever at "plant neurobiology". Through electronics and sensors, frequencies will be transformed into "human" words or phrases that can be seen on a monitor or heard through loudspeakers.
