VESTED FRUITS IS A MUSHROOM VEST FOR UNCERTAIN FUTURES. WHAT DO WE CARRY WHEN WE MUST SEEK SAFETY? HOW DO WE EAT WHEN SYSTEMS COLLAPSE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WEAR YOUR SURVIVAL?

MADE FROM BLUE OYSTER MUSHROOMS, ALDER SAWDUST, SHREDDED CARDBOARD, AND DISCARDED INFLATABLE PACKAGING, THE PIECE IMAGINES A SERIES OF WEARABLE "LIFE VESTS" FOR SURVIVAL — WHERE NOURISHMENT, MOBILITY, AND MATERIAL REUSE CONVERGE ON THE BODY ITSELF. EACH VEST IS GROWN, NOT MANUFACTURED — MYCELIUM BINDING WASTE INTO SOMETHING STRUCTURAL, EDIBLE, AND ALIVE.

A VEST AS BOTH QUESTION AND PROPOSAL TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR FOOD, CARE, AND RESILIENCE.

MATERIALS | BLUE OYSTER MUSHROOMS (PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS), ALDER SAWDUST, SHREDDED CARDBOARD, AND DISCARDED INFLATABLE PACKAGING.

CONCEPT, DESIGN AND REALISATION | JESSIE CURRY

MODEL | HELEN VASKEVTICH

PHOTOGRAPHY | JESSIE CURRY

LOCATION | PORTLAND, OREGON U.S.