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memento, 2025.
cast mycelium growth (work in progress).
Nicholas Mittman, Interdisciplinary Sculpture, 2027 Interdisciplinary Sculpture major at MICA. Originally transferred from Harford Community College; Nicholas enjoys working with…
box made from reishi mycelium grown on wood pellets.
Hanging sculpture made with reishi mycelium, soldered reclaimed glass, bridal veil, mussel shell pigment, wood.
Mycelium, wood, and wire.
Creating a structure for mycelium to grow and expand, closing the gaps, and giving the structure more of a form.
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Two projects whose final versions exist next semester.
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The mycelium tortoise shell is meant to be a functional object that can serve many uses. I see it living in the garden as a sort of “lawn ornament” that will be overtaken by local plant life and possibly serve as a shelter for small animals and bugs. I’d love to sprout fruiting bodies from it in a controlled space so that they might form legs to stand it up as a vessel for holding a plant of some other thing. I can also imagine it being worn as a hat or used as a basket for foraging.
Healed mycelium clay bricks
Composite columns made of mycelium composite.
This piece is in conversation with my bacterial cellulose project, “Cellular Portrait.” I was once again inspired by the relationship between the source material and the final product, so I have created another sculpture of my mother’s face to reference the connections between the different phases of mycelium.
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“my God is dark
and like a web:
a hundred roots
silently drinking.
This is the ferment I grow out of.”
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Mycelium project using reishi mushrooms.
The way that mycelium grow triggered me thinking of the idea of bond, in many different contexts. The most intuitive one for me is the knot that we have on clothes. Especially in Chinese traditional clothing, the way to tie a knot is very elaborate. So I did some research and happened to find that one of the knot name included my mother’s name. It is interesting how it bonds me to this specific knot through the bond between me and my mother.
Using mycelium as a way to remember, a way to reconnect – but how does it feel to be forgotten?
Formed mycelium into small blocks and stacked them up into an architectural model.
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Using mycelium to express the joy of collaboration.
Making a hat out of Reishi Mycelium.