Image Credit: Jenni Carter
Artwork information
- Title: Dance of the Ghost Fungus, 2025
- Artist: Dr. Floria Tosca
- Location: Davis Street Tunnel, Dulwich Hill
- Material: Back lit LED illuminated panels
Artist Statement
This light artwork is inspired by the mesmerizing bioluminescence of the Ghost Fungus, Omphalotus nidiformis. It serves as a tribute to the intricate mycelial networks and the countless other natural elements displaced by the GreenWay. As we acknowledge and express our gratitude, our bond with nature deepens. Step into this luminous wonderland, feel the joy that radiates around you, and remember: we are all interconnected.
Artist Biography
Floria Tosca's practice is multidisciplinary, and illuminates the dualities of existence; strength and fragility, the beautiful and grotesque, life and death. She was raised in a rural setting that nourished her communion with the natural world and with her training in medicine she possesses a sensitivity to our impact upon the environment, as well as nature’s place in our psyche. This complex relationship of the organic and human footprint often plays out in her creations with what is mythical, bizarre or overlooked.