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<em>Crafting Sustainable Futures: Collaborative Visions</em> Exhibition Catalog: Chapter 14 - Juan Ferrer

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Chapter 14 - Juan Ferrer
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  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. Section 1 - *This Is Not A Drill* 2022 Selected Works
    1. Chapter 2 - Tega Brain
    2. Chapter 3 - Pato Hebert
    3. Chapter 4 - Karen Holmburg
    4. Chapter 5 - Irene Mercadal
    5. Chapter 6 - Richard Move
  4. Section 2 - *Crafting Sustainable Futures Visions*
    1. Chapter 7 - Andrew Hager
    2. Chapter 8 - Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz
    3. Chapter 9 - Noor Jones-Bey
    4. Chapter 10 - Trish Sachdev
    5. Chapter 11 - Farha Najah Hussain
    6. Chapter 12 - Connecting Through Color Workshop
    7. Chapter 13 - Louis Lu
    8. Chapter 14 - Juan Ferrer
    9. Chapter 15 - Sylvia Juliana Riveros
    10. Chapter 16 - Imaan Deen
    11. Chapter 17 - Darinka Arones
    12. Chapter 18 - Seungyeon Chang
    13. Chapter 19 - Eli Kan
    14. Chapter 20 - Grace Ezzati
    15. Chapter 21 - Kyejin Lee
    16. Chapter 22 - Bingyi Zhang
  5. Section 3 - 2040 Now Showcase
    1. Chapter 23 - Emma Bautista
    2. Chapter 24 - 2040 Now Student Films
  6. Chapter 25 - Exhibition Credits

<span data-text-digest="6434439eb14b341bf0520854d05802f2953428a5" data-node-uuid="2f832c1ebced5f0b86520daa2cb8866ab61cc129">Juan Ferrer</span>

Juan Ferrer

Abstract collage featuring shapes in blues, greens, lavender against an off-white background
Image of Micorriza Arbuscular, courtsey of the artist.

Micorriza Arbuscular, 2021
Digital Photographic Collage, 36 x 84 in.

Digital collage made with microscopic images of arbuscular mycorrhiza. The artwork is an interpretation of the mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and fungi; a mutualist collaboration that sustains ecosystems through the underground. For the piece, images made by my collaborator Patricia Silva-Flores, Ph.D., were manipulated to portray a kind of "hug" between the two organisms, representing this kind of symbiosis where both organisms benefit. The exposed digital manufacturing of the collage also enlightens a debate around a fungal technology; and how this mycorrhizal bond could help recuperate environments that have been affected by different factors.

Photograph of a person with light-colored skin and short brown hair, wearing a black shirt and gold jewelry, against a gray background
Photograph of Juan Ferrer, courtsey of the artist.

Juan Ferrer (he/they, 1991) - Chilean designer Since 2016 he has been directing and curating the exhibitions for Museo del Hongo (or Fungus Museum), in which his thrill for science and passion for art converge. Through his work, Ferrer questions disciplinary boundaries by proposing new concepts in scientific engagement through artistic, immersive, and interactive experiences in a museum space. His work has been showcased in Chile, Berlin, USA, and Spain, in both artistic and scientific events. Currently, he is a student at NYU's XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement program.

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