Deeper Than Fungi

Deeper Than Fungi opens at Fishing Quarter Gallery on Tuesday 25 August, bringing the hidden world of fungi to life through sculpture, drawing, film, sound, performance and mushroom spore printing. At its centre is mycelium — the vast, largely invisible network of fine fungal threads that grows underground and through other materials. It's a group show gathering the work of three artists: University of Brighton Fine Art graduates Tianna Horbury and Edward Leyton, and Cambridge-based artist Josh Read, whose interest in fungi and live performance began while he was studying at the University of Brighton.

Horbury, a Brighton-based artist, discovered mycelium during her studies and was drawn to the hidden network it forms beneath our feet; she's made sculptures from living mycelium as well as drawings and prints produced by letting mushrooms release their spores directly onto a surface. Leyton's practice takes in film, performance, illustration, sound design, photography and costume. The project was supported by a £500 grant from Grow Wild, the national outreach programme of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

There's a private view on Monday 24 August, 7pm-10pm, before the exhibition opens to the public from Tuesday 25 to Sunday 30 August, 11am-5pm. Entry is free. If you're keen to get involved yourself, there are free drop-in mushroom printing workshops on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, 12pm-3pm. You'll find the gallery at 20 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB.