Soft pastel, seashell from Cape Town, South Africa, fungi and lichens on handmade fungal paper. Dimensions: 32 x 17 cm each. 2018 / 2019.
Fungi and lichens: Antrodia sp., Coriolopsis trogii, Fuscoporia ferruginosa, Hypomyces rosellus, Hyphodontia sp., Hypoxylon howeanum, Trametes cinnabarina, Terana caerulea, Vuilleminia comedens and 8 unidentified species; Protousnea magellanica (Rio Grande, Argentina, endemic to southern South America), Evernia prunastri, Lobaria pulmonaria, Pseudevernia sp., Rhizocarpon sp., Usnea sp.. Paper made from a mixture of wood-inhabiting fungi.
Lichen P.magellanica courtesy of Prof. Alfredo Passo, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina. Seashell courtesy of Suzana Nolte.