Can’t See the Forest for the Fungi is a video work produced for the Powerhouse Museum’s Eucalyptusdom Late Nights Program in February 2022. The work captures the different temporalities that are at play when walking and exploring in the Australian bush; simultaneously observing the treetops as well as taking notice of what lies beneath your feet. The project splices together a passage through the trunks of flooded gums with close-up images of fruiting bodies of mushrooms found on the forest floor. All imagery was shot on Cammeraygal Country in Sydney’s north.
Drone footage by Dael Parker, photography and editing by Alia Parker.