Join the Myco Revolution
External exhibition to complete my FdA Contemporary Arts Practice. Hosted by Artizan Gallery in Torquay, May 2025.​
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Seeing the world through the lens of fungi is through the lens of symbiosis. The primary lesson that fungi teach is that all life is interconnected, and as the world's grand connectors, decomposers, and resource distributors, mycelial networks demonstrate the universal principle of mutual aid. By taking influence from, and promoting the shared knowledge of the fungal kingdom, artists can provide innovative tools that open avenues of transformative, community-centred, and dialogical approaches that encourage wider societal, cultural, and environmental advancements to respond to a litany of growing complex challenges. These changes, however, can only be implemented through a wider understanding and shift towards symbiotic relationships.
Through her experimental pieces, Shiv explores the potential for fungi as a catalyst for change. By educating and opening dialogues about fungi, she hopes to form a renewed connection to human traditions while reconnecting to nature, sparking a curiosity that will spawn the next generation of radical mycologists.
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By building a living exhibition, Shiv created progressive works of art that changed and grew throughout the week, inviting her audience back to embrace elements of unpredictability and chaos which are inherent when nature takes it's course.
Join The Myco Revolution, 2025
Papier Mache, Mycelium, Perspex, Wood.
By taking influence from, and promoting the shared knowledge of the fungal kingdom, we can be provided with transformative, community-centred, and dialogical approaches that encourage wider societal, cultural, and environmental advancements. Within her work, Shiv encourages curiosity and wonder to invoke a revolutionary approach to building a brighter future.
Symbiosis, 2025
Wood, Perspex, Mycelium, Wood Chips, Towel, Sawdust, Wooden Cutlery, Denim, Cardboard, Coco Coir, Vermiculite, Compost, Coffee Grounds.
The primary lesson that fungi teach is that all life is interconnected, and as the world's grand connectors, decomposers, and resource distributors, mycelial networks demonstrate the universal principle of mutual aid. By seeing the world through the lens of symbiosis, we can find new ways to positively interact with the environment, agriculture, and each other, by improving soil health and decomposing waste matter.
Metamorphosis, 2025
Woodchips, Mycelium, in Plastic Mold.
Fungi are alchemists, transforming matter from one state to another. Shiv challenges us to reflect on ourselves as catalysts for change.
Myco Collective, 2025
Small Wooden Mannequin, Woodchips, Jeans, Ceramic Pots, Glass Jar, Papier Mache, Mycelium.
Fungi are versatile decomposers, capable of breaking down organic matter and creating abundance. Through playful experimentation and reframing mushrooms as a source of transformation rather than decay, we can consider the potential for integrating the habits of fungi into everyday life, while reflecting on more sustainable and accessible options for food and medicine.
Wrapped and Bound 1 and 2, 2025
Canvas, String, Polythene, Breathable Fabric.
The act of wrapping and binding is enshrined in human history and tradition. By exploring these large scale sculptures, a space is offered for reflecting our place in a world which is increasingly disconnected from the processes involved in craft, care and preservation which tie us to our traditions and ancestors.
Human Resource Management, 2025
Book, Mycelium.
Mycelial networks connect and manage vast ecosystems which could influence more robust communities by helping us to consider how we interact with each other and the natural world in more efficient, yet equitable ways.
Meritocracy, 2025
Jeans, Polythene Bags, String, Display Cabinet.
Fungi can offer a new lens with which to view the world. Here the artist offers her carefully bound and wrapped packages as a consideration of alternate societal structures in a world that is rigidly skewed towards a small minority. Fungi can inspire mutual aid and sharing of resources between species over outdated hierarchical systems.