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Mari Koppanen

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SENSORIAL BOWLS

Sensorial Bowls highlight the haptic qualities of Amadou and birch burls, encouraging us to delve into their natural irregularities through tactile exploration. The objects serve as an open invitation to bring fungi into our living spaces, shedding light on their vital but often overlooked role in our ecosystem.

The analogy of burl and polypore mushroom as opposite forces can be seen as a representation of the balance that exists in natural processes. One drives growth, expansion, and multiplication, while the other operates through decay, breakdown, and recycling. These seemingly contrasting forces, when viewed in a broader ecological context, are not opposing but complementary.

Birch burl, amadou

2023

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