Living materials
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Elise Vanden Elsacker
For the Venice Biennale 2023, Wallonia selected an interdisciplinary team with the young architectural firm Bento and philosophy of science Vinciane Despret at the helm. They note that the way we produce (building) materials urgently needs to change. They look to the future by studying living things and explore the possibility of making building materials based on fungi (mycelium), which are available, sustainable, self-generating and cheap. Their research into ‘the living city’ under the title “IN VIVO” entices us to visit them across the language border. Focusing both on architecture, art and design, Bento’s research focuses on the potential of the mycelium, the vegetative part of the mushroom. Elise Vanden Elsacker, a researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, is also researching funghi as a raw material, keeping mycelium materials alive and its self-healing properties.
Bento Architectes
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Bento Architects
Bento Architects – Hertz_Ceramics hoven_Centre d_art contemporain du Luxembourg
Bento Architects
Elise Vanden Elsacker, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Elise Vanden Elsacker
Elise Vanden Elsacker – Biowelding living mycelium blocks
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Elise Vanden Elsacker – Belgian pavilion biennale 2023
Elise Vanden Elsacker
Elise Vanden Elsacker – Mycelium insulation panel