Photo: Michael Kuo. Ganoderma applanatum.
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Photo: Moore, 2024.. Ganoderma applanatum.
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Moore, 2024. (Re)presence. Tatooed into a Ganoderma specimen. (35cm x 26cm x 2cm)
The notion of tattooing this undersurface holds artistic appeal, envisioning the incorporation of colors akin to human flesh tattoos. Historically, objects carved from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma applanatum were interred with shamans to safeguard them in the afterlife, underscoring a cultural significance in the depiction of death and decay (Prime, 2024).
The choice of tattooed imagery on this specimen, depicting Ostreatus pleurotus, symbolizes Ostreatus' evanescence from physical existence to memory, now (re)presented through artistic expression and photographic documentation. Link to reference master. |