There's a saying in the farming community where I was raised: “despite all our accomplishments we owe our existence to a six‑inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.” While we often imagine ourselves as central to the world, we are really no more consequential than slugs or plankton. What was striking about the Story Garden was that, despite its soil sitting upon impermeable concrete, an ecosystem had still taken hold. Mushrooms were central to this, working to enrich the soil of the urban lot. As the site moved, this ecology felt crucial to preserve.

Using cuttings from the original site, I created a thurible and paten made from mycelium paper to carry the soil's richness from one site to the other. These liturgical vessels embody the two forms of dispersal for fungal networks: airborne and physical. The mycelial thuribles released spores during the procession and were left at the Triangle Site, alongside the paten which was buried in the soil. These vessels are designed to weather and biodegrade into the Triangle Site, creating conditions for biodiversity. At the heart of this project is the cyclical idea that anything we have taken from the earth we must return to it.