Botanica from the Gardens and Peripheries of Future:
Monotropa grandiflora
2026 Wire, wool from Slovak sheep, fabric, watercolor, ink, plaster.
Monotropa grandiflora contains no chlorophyll at all, surviving instead by tapping into the mycorrhizal networks of forest fungi. Sprouting a few days after heavy rainfall in dark environments, its bluish-veined white flowers have been used in traditional medicine as an analgesic and anxiolytic. The sculpture renders this parasitic survivor in its preferred habitat: the shadow of the forest floor.
Monotropa grandiflora is a part of ongoing series about speculative botanical futures, exploring various plant species and their possible evolution in response to human-induced catastrophes.
Monotropa grandiflora
2026 Wire, wool from Slovak sheep, fabric, watercolor, ink, plaster.
Monotropa grandiflora contains no chlorophyll at all, surviving instead by tapping into the mycorrhizal networks of forest fungi. Sprouting a few days after heavy rainfall in dark environments, its bluish-veined white flowers have been used in traditional medicine as an analgesic and anxiolytic. The sculpture renders this parasitic survivor in its preferred habitat: the shadow of the forest floor.
Monotropa grandiflora is a part of ongoing series about speculative botanical futures, exploring various plant species and their possible evolution in response to human-induced catastrophes.
