What?
We start with sterilizing the straw. By cooking the straw in a pressure cooker you instantly get rid off the existing mold and fungus spores that are often naturally present in the straw. We cook the straw for half an hour and then we let it cool down till it's approximately 25 degrees celsius. Then we start with the grafting process by mixing in the spores with our hands. After that we grab a filter bag, put the mixture in and seal the bag. When you get home, make sure to put the bag in a dark and warm place (28 degrees celsius) and wait a couple of weeks until the straw is fully colonized by the mycelium. Instructions on how to proceed once you get home will be given during the workshop.
Wringing the Straw - D.I.Y. Oyster Mushroom Worskhop
Mediamatic Bio Industry
This event is part of Mediamatic Bio Industry, a broad techno-cultural lab exploring the possibilities of fungal material and other bio-based materials for design, science and art. Scientist, artists, designers, architects, and the public, will together investigate how to make use of the promising characteristics of mycelium – the plastic of the 21st century.
Information and cost
The workshop takes place at the Mediamatic Fabriek (VOC-kade 10, Amsterdam) on Wednesday 28 December from 19:00 to 21:30. The workshop will be given in English. Tickets are € 25 and you can visit this page to buy a ticket. For questions, please contact Deborah Meibergen.
Mediamatic Bio Industry is made possible by the DOEN foundation en the Mondriaan Fund.
