APRIL 1st 6:30-9:30
In this hands-on workshop, we explore mycelium, the vegetative body of fungi, through observation and engagement with its growth. Participants will assemble their own observation studies to take home, working with local substrates to watch transform over time.
The workshop emphasizes careful attention to living systems and encourages reflection on our relationship to the more-than-human. It invites participants to cultivate forms of observation that support both creative and ecological thinking, approaching growth as a process in which time, change, and interaction become central to understanding and practice.
In this hands-on workshop, we explore mycelium, the vegetative body of fungi, through observation and engagement with its growth. Participants will assemble their own observation studies to take home, working with local substrates to watch transform over time.
The workshop emphasizes careful attention to living systems and encourages reflection on our relationship to the more-than-human. It invites participants to cultivate forms of observation that support both creative and ecological thinking, approaching growth as a process in which time, change, and interaction become central to understanding and practice.
ABOUT Aléa Work
English
Aléa Work is a creative studio based in Paris, co-founded in 2021 by Miriam Josi (CH) and Stella Lee Prowse (AUS) after completing a Master of Science in Nature-Inspired Design at ENSCI-Les Ateliers. Their practice explores growth, decay, and waste, developing regenerative fabrication and material transformation methods that honour beauty in the process.
Aléa’s mission is to establish a deeper relationship between the natural and built environment by designing autonomous place-based systems for a post-fossil fuel future. Focusing on harnessing the remediative capacities of mycelium, Aléa uses open-ended experimentation and collaboration to reimagine how materials are used, understood, and valued.
Aléa’s research is supported by Artagon ENOWE, FAIRE and the City of Paris and their work has been presented at Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Amour Vivant Biennale, MATTER and SHAPE, POUSH, Kadist and Galerie Amélie du Chalard, Galerie Sainte Anne (Paris), FRAC Orleans, Fondation Thalie and Collectible (Brussels), CID Grand-Hornu, Saint-Etienne Design Biennale, Bundeskusthalle Bonn, Base (Milan), London Design Museum and Zéruì Gallery (London), as well as Paris and Milan Design Week.
In 2023 Aléa launched The Garden Lab at Domaine de Boisbuchet, a long term transdisciplinary applied research project for practices of co-creation with living systems.
Français
Aléa est un studio créatif basé à Paris. Miriam Josi (CH) et Stella Lee Prowse (AUS) ont cofondé Aléa en 2021 après avoir obtenu un Master of Science en Nature Inspired Design à l'Ensci-les Ateliers. Leur travail explore la croissance, la décomposition et les déchets, dans le but de développer des méthodes de fabrication régénératives tout en mettant en valeur la beauté du processus.
Les recherches d'Aléa sont soutenues par Artagon-ENOWE, FAIRE et la Ville de Paris. Leur travail a été présenté au Pavillon de l'Arsenal, à la Biennale Amour Vivant, à MATTER et SHAPE, à POUSH, Kadist et à la Galerie Sainte Anne (Paris), au FRAC Orléans, à la Fondation Thalie et à Collectible (Bruxelles), au CID Grand-Hornu, à la Biennale du design de Saint-Étienne, au Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, à Base (Milan), au London Design Museum et à la Zéruì Gallery (Londres), ainsi qu'aux Design Weeks de Paris et Milan.
En 2023, Aléa a lancé The Garden Lab, un projet de recherche appliquée transdisciplinaire à long terme sur les pratiques de co-création au Domaine de Boisbuchet.