- Living Station
Mushroomclub
About Mushroom Club
Mushroom Club is a self-organised, interdisciplinary research group based at the Living Station of the Willem de Kooning Academy and online on Discord. We are a collective of students, artists, designers, and curious minds gathering around a shared fascination with fungi.
We see fungi not only as biological organisms, but as collaborators, materials, metaphors, and guides. Through weekly gatherings, hands-on experiments, and collective research, we explore the intersections of art, mycology, design, and social ecology.
Working with fungi means working with time, decay, transformation, and uncertainty. From growing mycelium and experimenting with fermentation to questioning human and nonhuman relationships, we approach fungi as both a material practice and a way of thinking.
Mushroom Club is a space for communal learning, shared curiosity, and unexpected discoveries. A porous environment where knowledge circulates, questions multiply, and mistakes become fertile ground for new ideas.
No previous experience is needed. Just curiosity, care, and a willingness to get your hands dirty.
When & Where
Every Wednesday, 17:30–21:00 – At the living station.
Shared Knowledge
Our research is ongoing, and so is our collection of knowledge. Here we gather recipes, protocols, experiments, references, and things we have learned along the way.
Recipes & Protocols
- Growing mycelium on different substrates
- Agar cultures and sterile techniques
- Experimental material recipes
Links to our shared protocols and experiments will grow here.
Resources & Supplies
A small, evolving collection of places to find cultures, materials, tools, and inspiration. All consumable materials you buy yourself and bring to the station, sometimes it makes sense to share orders or collaborate.
Before buying any living organism to work with please check with the instructor – we only allow approved species from approved suppliers!
Suppliers
- Homegreen — Mushroom spawn and cultivation materials
- Mycelia — Fungal cultures, spawn, and mycological knowledge
Further reading & inspiration
An expanding library of books, projects, articles, artists, and research exploring fungal worlds and more-than-human relationships.
- The mycocultural revolution – Peter McCoy (book)
- Radical mycology – Peter McCoy (book)
- Entangled life – Merlin Sheldrake (book or audio book)
- Fantastic fungi (documentary)
- Fungi web of life (documentary)
- Micropia @ Artis Amsterdam (science museum)
- Obs identify (app)
- waarnemingen.nl (web)
- mushroomcoloratlas.com (web)
- homegreen.nl (webshop)
More references to follow.
