Heeley Mushroom Project (2020-22)
Studio Polpo
The Heeley Mushroom project was initiated by Studio Polpo to explore issues of waste, circular economy, and natural materials. We worked at Anns Grove Primary School where pupils made a series of tiles using mycelium spawn and waste cardboard, alongside a series of large mycelium roof panels we grown by Studio Polpo (at Soft Ground). Pupils took part in workshops run by an artist Sally Barker around mushrooms and plants, natural dyes and sculpture, and also the hanging of the mycelium tiles.
The project not only allowed us to experiment with new processes, but also to engage the pupils, staff and parents with crucial issues around the ecosystem and built environment. The panels demonstrate the use of ‘waste’ as a substrate for the mycelium, and are then themselves compostable, and the structure itself is locally sourced green timber and dowels which are demountable and avoids the use of glues and screws.
Find out more on Studio Polpo’s website.
A film of the project, sponsored by the British Mycological Society will be available early 2023.
Studio Polpo
The Heeley Mushroom project was initiated by Studio Polpo to explore issues of waste, circular economy, and natural materials. We worked at Anns Grove Primary School where pupils made a series of tiles using mycelium spawn and waste cardboard, alongside a series of large mycelium roof panels we grown by Studio Polpo (at Soft Ground). Pupils took part in workshops run by an artist Sally Barker around mushrooms and plants, natural dyes and sculpture, and also the hanging of the mycelium tiles.
The project not only allowed us to experiment with new processes, but also to engage the pupils, staff and parents with crucial issues around the ecosystem and built environment. The panels demonstrate the use of ‘waste’ as a substrate for the mycelium, and are then themselves compostable, and the structure itself is locally sourced green timber and dowels which are demountable and avoids the use of glues and screws.
Find out more on Studio Polpo’s website.
A film of the project, sponsored by the British Mycological Society will be available early 2023.