Fera Moira, installation at Art in the Open, Charlottetown, PE, 2018
Photo: Sean Landsman

Fera Moira

In Fera Moira (Greek for “wild fate”) mushrooms emerge from architectural salvage, portraying ecological life in a possible future. Sprouting from beams and columns, the mushrooms imitate the growth of bracket fungi on tree trunks. In an era of ruin and despair, Fera Moira is ultimately hopeful.

Lessons in Nature, 2015, felted wool, wood, found materials.
Photo: Michael Khoury

 

Polypores and Lichen, 2017, felted wool, silk, latex, snakeskin, found wood
Photo: Jeff Crawford

 

Fera Moira: Birch Polypores on Column, 2017, Wool, silk, leather, wood
Photo: Jeff Crawford

 

Fera Moira, 2018, felted wool, silk and lace on found columns
Photo: Jeff Crawford

Fera Moira: Birch Polypores on Column, 2017, Wool, silk, leather, wood
Photo: Jeff Crawford