Pharmakon Launch - Still /Moving
Channel: Will Pollard
Date: 17/06/2022

Still/Moving is composed of three artists, Laura Hopes, Martin Hampton, and Léonie Hampton, who met when they were 13. Living in Devon, UK, their collective practice aims to create social and ecological change through questioning established modes of thinking and behaviour. 

“Our sculpture, Pharmakon, attempts to reveal the invisible and often overlooked kingdom of pathogenic fungi that exists among us. It explores the intricate forms that mycelial networks can take as they move through a human host and the extraordinary ways our immune system responds. Inspired by the work that is happening inside MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, the sculpture uses recycled bronze to create an amorphous silhouette, which reminds us of our human frailty and the need for ecological balance.”

From website thefungalthreat.com

There is a longer video - Pharmakon Launch at Exeter University - with the other speeches and presntations.