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 14950 SW 212th St, Miami, FL 33187 

The Reishi Garden

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Cultivated at Lion Farms in South Florida

A living installation exploring form, function, and fungal intelligence

What Is the Reishi Garden

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The Reishi Garden is a living cultivation installation centered on Ganoderma species grown as both a biological organism and a visual form. Designed and cultivated at Lion Farms, the project explores how fungi express structure, rhythm, and response to environment over time.

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Rather than focusing on yield or product output, the Reishi Garden highlights the process of growth itself. Each form reflects the interaction between genetics, airflow, humidity, light, and substrate, making the installation both intentional and alive.

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This page documents the system, philosophy, and design approach behind the Reishi Garden.

Cultivation

Reishi cultivated for the Reishi Garden is grown indoors under controlled conditions at Lion Farms. Environmental parameters are intentionally adjusted to support both biological health and expressive form.

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Substrates and inputs are selected for consistency and transparency, and cultivation is monitored throughout the growth cycle. The goal is not speed, but clarity of form and stability over time.

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This approach bridges applied mycology, environmental control, and design thinking.

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The Reishi Garden is situated within wellness spaces not as a treatment, but as an environmental presence. The slow pace of growth, organic forms, and natural materials encourage observation and stillness.

Rather than offering direct interaction, the installation invites attention. Wellness, in this context, emerges through atmosphere, materiality, and time.

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Reishi, a Ganoderma species, has a long history of cultivation across cultures and environments.
Biologically, it is known for its dense structure, long growth cycle, and visually distinctive fruiting bodies.
From a cultivation perspective, Reishi offers an opportunity to observe fungal morphology in real time. Antler forms, conks, and layered growth patterns emerge in response to subtle environmental changes, making the species well suited for observational and educational installations.
Reishi also invites a slower way of engaging with living systems. Its extended growth cycle encourages patience and attention, allowing form to develop gradually rather than rapidly. Within the Reishi Garden, this pace becomes part of the experience, emphasizing time, responsiveness, and the quiet complexity of fungal life.
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Reishi expresses a wide range of physical forms depending on environmental inputs. Variations in airflow, carbon dioxide levels, and orientation influence whether growth develops as antlers, shelves, or layered structures.

Morphology in Motion

These morphological shifts are not cosmetic. They reflect how the organism navigates space, resources, and environmental signals. The Reishi Garden makes these processes visible, allowing viewers to witness growth as a responsive system.

Each specimen becomes a record of its environment.

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