Spotlight Talk: Fungi Sessions

RBGE Creative Programmes is a unique place for contemporary art, exhibitions and events, embedded within the world of plants.

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Creative Programmes

Join this free introduction to Fungi Sessions, where an RBGE volunteer shines a light on their favourite aspect of the exhibition.

John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Spotlight Talks

Our free Spotlight Talks are led by Creative Programmes volunteers and focus on the volunteer's favourite aspect of the exhibition.

Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing fusion of art and science.<a href="https://www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/fungi-sessions/63005/" title="https://www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/fungi-sessions/63005/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fungi Sessions</a> marks the première of Hannah Read’s albums The Fungi Sessions Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 as an audiovisual installation. The Edinburgh-born musician and composer gives voice to fungi through songs dedicated to her late father, Nick Read, a pioneering fungal cell biologist. Newly released Vol. 2 takes us on a journey from the world beneath our feet to fungal wonders above ground.This unique collaboration with mycologist Dr Patrick Hickey features a suite of microscopic time-lapse videos that illuminate each track. This event is part of Art History Festival 2025 organised by the Association for Art History. Image: Hannah Read, Silverphae (official video still), 2023. Microscopic time-lapse video of Stinkhorn mycelium by Dr Patrick Hickey.

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