Sensing Fungi. Invisible Agencies and the Underground
From shamans and witches to lucky New Year’s fly agarics and the psychedelic movement, fungi have always been woven into human culture. Given today’s socio-ecological challenges, they offer a generative ground for rethinking ecological practice and more-than-human coexistence from below.
Conference by the ifk and Mycelial Space / Sarah Kolb & Jutta Strohmaier in cooperation with the Wiener Pilzfestspiele // ifk – International Research Center for Cultural Studies Vienna, AT // October 8–10, 2025
Thinking with Plants and Fungi
An interdisciplinary exploration into the mind of nature. Conference recordings are available online.
Harvard University, Cambridge, US // May 15–17, 2025
Parliament of Lines
Workshop by Mycelial Space / Sarah Kolb and Jutta Strohmaier within the ELIA Biennial Conference 2024 – Arts Plural
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan, Italy
Wiener Pilzfestspiele / Vienna Fungi Festival
In September, when the mushroom season is approaching its peak, MyPilz will make Vienna the capital of fungi with exibitions, films and talks by renowned scientists. Delicious mushroom dishes await you in the restaurants of the Fungi Festival.
Different venues in Vienna, 18–24/09/2023
Mycelial Space – Platform Launch: Sharing Knowledge with/through Mushrooms
Project presentation by Ilka Becker, Sarah Kolb, Jutta Strohmaier within the conference Traversing Topologies. Imagining Worlds and Knowledge with/through Artistic Research
The Lure of Mycelial Space – Sharing Knowledge with/through Mushrooms
Project presentation by Ilka Becker, Sarah Kolb, Jutta Strohmaier within the conference Traversing Topologies
25/09/2021, Hochschule Luzern (CH)
Toxische Medien – Pilze, Gifte und gestörte Ordnungen
Interdisciplinary conference
Braunschweig University of Art
Conception: Ilka Becker, Heike Klippel, Karin Leonhard, Bettina Wahrig
Guests: Clemens Krümmel, Susanne Lettow