THE RHIZOME PROJECT BY THE OTHER SPACES COLLECTIVE

The Rhizome project of the Other Spaces collective introduced schoolchildren to the embodied methods of learning at the Tehtaankatu elementary school in Helsinki. In the project, a series of experiential and physical Rhizome workshops were implemented with school children, in which the idea of mycelium was examined through various mycelial structures and phenomena occurring in the environment, such as mushroom mycelium, the internet, gasification. The project was implemented in cooperation with the students and staff of HAM Helsinki Art Museum and Tehtaankatu elementary school in 2020-2023. A part of the project Jaakko Ruuska and Sanni Priha made a documentary film, which observed the growth of the kids and their ideas. The film is located in the collections of the HAM - Helsinki Art Museum.