Human-Fungal Relations of the Past, Present, and Future
Lecture by Peter McCoy – author of Radical Mycology and The Mycocultural Revolution, director of the Fungi Film Fest and founder of Mycologos
Viktoria – Space for Artistic Research and Social Design, Vienna, AT / 30/04/2024
For millennia, mushrooms and other fungi have been an integral yet unsung hero in the human story. Join Peter for an exploration of the rich history of ethnomycology, from the origins of life on Earth to the future of applied mycology. Learn accessible means for bringing the many gifts of working with fungi into your life, livelihood, and landscape, as well as how you can get involved in this important and exciting field.
Peter McCoy is a renowned applied mycology researcher and educator who has endeavored to understand and share the world of fungi for over 20 years. Peter’s daily practice centers on pondering, designing, cultivating, and researching ever-healthier relations between humans, fungi, and the habitats we share.
He is the author of Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing and Working with Fungi and The Mycocultural Revolution: Transforming Our World With Mushrooms, Lichens, and Other Fungi, the founder of Radical Mycology, the director of the Fungi Film Festival, and the founder and lead instructor at Mycologos, an applied mycology school and experimental fungi farm based in Portland, Oregon. His work has been featured in the films Fantastic Fungi and The Mushroom Speaks, and in the books Entangled Life, In Search of Mycotopia, and The Future is Fungi.
Entrance by donation. Due to limited capacity, please register in advance:
An event by Mycelial Space / University of Arts Linz in cooperation with MyPilz / Wiener Pilzfestspiele
Special thanks to Boutiquehotel Stadthalle and Pilzbrüder