PXR2026 Symbiosis/Disymbiosis

The PXR2026 Conference is excited to announce "Symbiosis/Disymbiosis" as part of our Experience Stream!

Symbiosis/Dysbiosis is a multi-sensory experience. Wearing EEG bands, players are invited to slow down and work together as they enter an interconnected, psychedelic forest shaped by real-time bioelectrical data from both participants and living mycelium. Live performers appear remotely as characters within the environment, interacting with players through narrative and improvisation. This theatrical layer merges with the living soundscape composed in collaboration with the locally cultivated fungi housed inside a terrarium at the installation’s core. Electrodes embedded in the fungus connect to a custom synthesizer and to VR. The fungi responds sonically, visually, and through a scent emitter.

Symbiosis/Dysbiosis is a live performance, a collaborative experience with more-than-human beings, and a reminder that our future depends on recognizing our deep entanglement with the shared environment.

Production by The Mycelium Network

As a group of artists, technologists, and scientists, our works coalesce in forming expanded reality installations and theatrical performances, both live and VR/AR theatre. 

Our network is a rich tapestry of talent, encompassing sound artists, actors, creative technologists, scientists, musicians, puppet makers, and educators. This diversity of skills and perspectives fuels our innovative approach to art and science. 

Our mission is to make the invisible visible, to heal our connections within the shared environment, and to inspire a shift in consciousness that moves us beyond thinking of ourselves as isolated individuals. This transformative power of our work gives hope for a more connected and sustainable future.