Rooted in the cultural underground…
Mycelium Thinking CIC is an artist-led mycelial network of creatives, dreamers, divergent folk, & activists. Rooted in the cultural underground, we’re a home for wild ideas, historically overlooked species, ex-centric voices, & all things weird. Our artful antics & crafty experiments aim to foster radical connection within our inner worlds, outer landscapes, & each other.
MT CIC is inspired by underground mycorrhizal networks — a vast world-wide fungal architecture supporting the existence of everything we know. We draw inspiration from the entangled wisdom of the non-human world, particularly the regenerative nature of these fungal mycelium networks.
Mycelium is a grey otherworld. Neither animal, nor plant. A creature of in-betweens, a fascinating natural connector. We’re about disrupting binaries, rewilding of minds, and breaking down our culture of separation, of othering, and fear of difference.
Just as mycelial threads support a diverse ecosystem, we aim to creatively bridge gaps between diverse groups and species, fostering collaborative & transformative actions to face our biggest challenges together.
We believe that deeper radical connectedness can co-create the healthier societal networks needed to support a more just, feral & flourishing world. We know the transformative power of art, imagination, and community-powered action can be a remedy to the most troubling crises of our times.
It’s so long overdue, we need new more ‘mycelial’ myths.
“The fungal network also allows plants to distribute resources—sugar, nitrogen, and phosphorus—between one another. A dying tree might divest itself of its resources to the benefit of the community, for example, or a young seedling in a heavily shaded understory might be supported with extra resources by its stronger neighbors. Even more remarkably, the network also allows plants to send one another warnings.” ~ Robert Mcfarlane
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A More Mycelial Future
How we can imagine & co-create a more just, feral & flourishing future? A reality which has a kinder and more symbiotic relationship with all peoples & species. If we want a more mycelial future we need to think beyond linear ways of being, start to act in more entangled, sustainable, and ‘mycelial’ ways. We focus on creative, empowering, & divergent approaches to building the best version of the future we can.
The Cultural Underground
Both our founders are from underrepresented backgrounds within both the arts & environmental sector. We favour art-making that pushes boundaries, and challenges the status quo, by drawing attention to ex-centric voices, overlooked species, underground knowledges, & unusual perspectives.
We stand for social justice, cultural transformation, & systemic level changes.
Soil Punk
“Instead of building utopias in space, soilpunk imagines radically kind, grounded futures. rooted in soil, food, and deep care for land and each other. soilpunk isn’t just a genre. it’s a movement. a way to resist despair by dreaming up and building better systems.”
Tractorbeam.earth
We stand for worms, peat-bogs, mud, and eco-theory beyond green, blue and beautiful.
Environ(mental) health
We can create a more mycelial future if we all feel more empowered, supported, & connected. A healthy planet is vital for own health, but, in return, we think it’s vital to support & care for our home too.
We stand by the need for reciprocity and equity between all species; a balance between care for ‘nature’ and care for people.
Beyond Binaries
Fungi are queer. In her work on the Schizophyllum fungus, Harvard microbial phytopathologist Erika Kothe identified over 23,000 different sexes in the single species—resulting from an extensive range of possible combined mating factors. Queer Mycology, Anne Cheng
We stand by LGBTQIA+ & trans rights. Mushrooms can help us challenge ideas of binary in gender, politics, & sciences.
Intersectional Environmentalism
“Intersectional environmentalism argues that the same systems of oppression that oppress people also degrade the planet. IE argues that social and environmental justice are intertwined. IE focuses on achieving climate justice, amplifying historically excluded voices, and approaching environmental education, policy, and activism with equity, inclusion, and restorative justice in mind.” Leah Thomas, The Intersectional Environmentalist
We have representation from a wide range voices. However, we recognise our unearned privileges from being founded in the Global North and seek to amplify wider BPOC voices.
Our mycelial members
Exec Directors: Rema Grace, Dave Crossley
Non-Exec directors: Kirsty frame, Amy-stretch parker, Remily Gifford, Hannah Rose Kessler, Linden Grieve
Advisors / consultants: Sarah Parmenter, Anna Litchfield, Caleb Staps
30 further ‘mycelial network’ members (volunteers/collaborators)
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