Lichen Likers

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Fungal Entanglement: Non-Human Citizens of New York City

Lichen Likers

Friday

Roaming / 14th Street from Avenue A to Third Avenue

Saturday

2–4pm

Roaming / 14th Street from University Place to Seventh Avenue

Sunday

12–2pm

Roaming / 14th Street from Seventh to Eleventh Avenues

This roaming wearable fabric sculpture invites human participants to engage with the non-humans that are part of our shared ecosystem. By moving together within the fabric web, participants visualize interdependence and explore shared vulnerability. The project aims to discover lichens and other non-human entities in the urban environment, leading embodied experiences and conversations that foster appreciation for these overlooked lifeforms.

u.osu.edu/lichen

The Lichen Likers (Alex Buchan, Amy Youngs, Anna Arbogast, Doosung Yoo, Jiara Sha) are a collective inspired by lichens and their resilient, collaborative, and queer lifestyles. They create art that reflects the symbiosis between fungi and algae, giving voice to these often-overlooked communal lifeforms.