Honey Fungus
'Honey Fungus' is an interactive VR experience where users are guided by a queer, sentient mycelial entity through vignettes based on the fungal reproductive cycle. Across multiple scenes, users are invited to engage in sensory interactions that shape and transform the environment. As they progress, they encounter spores that reveal the earth’s hidden vitality and erotic potential, speaking through poetic passages generated by training AI on a unique blend of Smithsonian field research and amateur erotica. In these spaces, the scientific merges with the sensual, opening possibilities for new forms of ecological stewardship and mutual care between human and non-human life.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Credits
Director: |
Jonah King |
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Producer: |
Alex Darby |
Sound Designer: |
Frank Sweeney |
Music: |
Anna Roberts-Gevalt |
Principal Cast: |
Helga Hansen |
Additional Credits: |
Mixing Engineer: Daniel Neumann, Contributing Writer: Sue Huang, VR Production: Pariah Interactive |
Contact
Publicity Contact: |
Alex Darby
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