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  • Dominik Einfalt

    Cleanlab Intern

    Hi, I’m Dominik! I’m 24 years old, born in Austria and raised in the countryside on a disused farm. Currently, I’m studying graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Although I...
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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Reward of Patience

    Myco-beauty

    And then one other element with the Mycelium Pigeon Towers is patience. We waited about two weeks before we took off the tarp and we could see steam coming off. There was this white tower in front of...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Nature Network

    Mycorrhizal fungi and their function

    As I wrote, fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The third big group is mycorrhizal fungi. Which to me is the most inspiring group. It is the fungi that is connected to plants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Guards and Guides

    Parasitic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. The second big group is parasitic fungi. Of course, there are parasitic species for every organism, but they are mainly related to insects.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Nature's janitors and Remediation

    Saprophytic fungi and their function

    Fungi can more or less be divided into three main clusters. There are also some in-between types of fungi, but let's, for now, talk about these three. The first group is saprophytic fungi. They are...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Five kingdoms and Three terms

    The fungi, the mycelium and the mushroom

    First, let's tackle the fungi. Fungi are one of the species of the five kingdoms and it is the closest one to Animalia, ergo animals, including humans. Animals even evolved out of the fungi. That's...
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    Credits

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.
  • Myco-Assemblage Mediamatic Biotoop

    Credits

    Thank you!

    We would like to thank the following people, organizations, sponsors, and participants.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Step by Step

    Square and Round

    Building living architecture is not that easy and it was paired with fails and errors. But with each tower we got more experienced, we learned how the mycelium behaves and what it tells us. So, w...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    The Power of Eight

    From octaves to Da Vinci

    After the square and round tower try-out, we wanted to have a more fitting shape for the tower because t he Myco-Assemblage is way more than a tower. It is the cycle of the Tower, the  Tower...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    How do I handle living material?

    Cutting, Building, Achieving

    Building a living architectural structure can be challenging and it already starts with a problem, what kind of material we want to use and how do we get it.

  • Feeling pigeon today?

    Creating a Facefilter

    How does it feel to be a pigeon?  Of course, nobody can ever tell, and probably even each pigeon on its own feels different about it. But to support the feeling to be part of the pigeon community I...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dominik Einfalt

    Building-Blocks

    Different ways to build an octagon

    What is the most efficient way to come close to a circle, but still not use too many mycelium blocks? After some testing we found out an octagonal shape for the tower would fit the most for our...

  • Designing mycelium plant pots

    While working with mycelium at Mediamatic we thought about ways to combine mycelium with plants.  We chose to experiment on making biodegradable plant pots. When making a positive impact on the...

  • How to build a Mycelium Pigeon Tower #4

    Structure

    Does form follow function or should the function follow the form? Does any of this even matter and should we just think if it works it works? 

  • The Creatures

    The Beauty of Nature

    I am surrounded by beautiful creatures. As soon as you can open your eyes you will discover the beauty!

  • Mycelium Experiment 03

    Enlighted Chimeras

    Upcycling broken found objects with mycelium to create something new & interesting.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

    Mycelium Experiments 02

    Chimera Furniture

    What if mycelium was combined to existing furniture to give them a new life? 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Andy Cartier

    Mycelium Experiments 01

    Hybrid Material

    Explore the potential of living material through a series of diverse experiments.

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