Living Mycelium Dunes

Introduction

Living Mycelium Dunes pairs a head-to-toe outfit grown from Reishi with a living mycelium installation, with TEAL designing and producing the mycelium floor for the museum.

artist statement

Yume Yume commits to creating a healthier environment through lower-impact products with an ongoing journey of exploring alternative materials. Together with MycoWorks, YUME YUME introduces the world’s first head-to-toe outfit entirely grown from Reishi, a revolutionary leather-alternative biomaterial made from Fine Mycelium, alongside a living and growing mycelium installation developed by TEAL.

Close-up of living mycelium material growing on the exhibition floor

Textured surface of the mycelium floor installation at Stedelijk Museum

Visitor viewing the Living Mycelium Dunes installation at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

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TEAL team installing the living mycelium floor at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

our role

TEAL designed, grew, and produced the living mycelium floor installation for Living Mycelium Dunes, developed for Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. We maintained the installation throughout the exhibition period, managing the conditions required to keep the floor alive.