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| Title |
The beauty and the morbid: fungi as source of inspiration in contemporary art
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40694-016-0028-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Corrado Nai, Vera Meyer |
| Abstract |
The arts have the power to irritate, to provoke and to let us think and dream about the impossible. The relationship of the arts and fungi is not immediate; however, fungi are ideal subjects for artists. They are both visible and invisible. They irritate. They evoke within each of us different feelings and inner pictures. Some are perceived as disgusting or dangerous because associated with dirt or death. Others are appreciated for their unique and delicious taste in our eating culture. Microbiologists further consider them as useful for industrial exploitation or per se as interesting because they are gratifying objects to study basic phenomena of life. To stimulate a fertile and interdisciplinary dialogue between artists and fungal scientists, we here present some examples of the inspirational powers of fungi and fungal science for contemporary art. Astonishing, poetic and perplexing artistic works could release scientific creativity and overcome the boundaries between art and science. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 111 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5% |
| Canada | 4 | 4% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| Denmark | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| Belgium | 2 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 51 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 79 | 71% |
| Scientists | 18 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 10 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 68 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 14 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 21% |
| Design | 10 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 9% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 96. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 December 2023.
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