Mycortex

Exploring Non-Human Symbolic Communication through Art and Bioelectric Signals

By Zhiqi Wang : :

Mycortex is an interactive audiovisual installation conceived within the theoretical frameworks of posthumanism and ecological philosophy. The work employs the physiological and bioelectrical signals of humans and fungi as its primary medium, translating the internal rhythms and electrophysiological activities of both organisms into a generative semiotic system that continuously evolves within a dynamically growing forest environment. Within this multispecies assemblage, language is reconfigured, no longer a unidirectional tool of expression, but a trans-species mechanism of generation, a resonance emerging between signals, rhythms, and perception. The participation of the audience becomes a vital node in this semiotic circuit, where their presence, breath, and subtle bodily fluctuations intervene in and reshape the sensory landscape of the work.