Rhiza – Interspecies Connector
07–14/09/2021
Ars Electronica Center, Linz (AT)
Project by Studio Stenfert Kroese within the Ars Electronica Festival
RHIZA is an interspecies connector that invites you to become part of the communication between her mycelium and oyster mushrooms. The tower’s oyster mushrooms and mycelium continuously exchange biodata through electrical signals. These signals are picked up by the biosensors and translated into vibrations you can feel by standing bare feet on the mycelium floor-pads.
Rhiza emerged as an aspiration to enable human beings to transgress their own species and connect with otherness in a multiplicity by experiencing their connectedness.