Snapshots from the Lichenocene

Viewed together, these five images ask us to consider what relationships lichens have with the world around them. What does it mean for rhizines (the small root-like structures seen in Untitled 2) to affix themselves to plastic? What does it mean to live together on a branch alongside fungi and other microorganisms? These questions become ever more important as we consider issues of pollution, species loss, and climate survival. Together, these images offer a speculative view of the Lichenocene.