30/03/2026
🍄🟫♻️ Daniela Amandolese develops her project on local mycelium and wool at the BIZIRIK Residency, supported by Culture Moves Europe.
Daniela Amandolese is exploring the interaction between local mycelium species and discarded wool from the Basque region. “After collecting local wool, I ran controlled experiments with six different mycelium strains,” she explains.
Following advice from a mycologist, she added another local waste – post-consumer coffee grounds – to rebalance the substrate, “since the selected strains grow more effectively with plant-based materials.”
The four species that showed the most responsive behaviour were closely monitored through Arduino-based sensors for temperature, humidity, and oxygen, alongside photographic documentation. “The results revealed species-specific differences in texture, density, colonisation patterns, and subtle colour variations,” Daniela says, “demonstrating how material outcomes emerge from an ongoing negotiation between organism, substrate, and local environmental conditions.”
“By moving beyond control, the project embraces design as a relational practice – one that listens, adapts, and co-evolves with the living organisms involved,” she concludes.
🇪🇺 | ✏️ .dani
This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
