Enso

Year: 2023

Dimensions:  Ø800 mm × H120 mm

Materials: Biosynthetic materials (lignin, white rot fungi, etc.)

Techniques: Biosynthetic processes, 3D printing

Research Team: 
Chuan Ma, Weixi Kuang, Junpeng Liang, Lanyu Kuang The Enso Series look at and speculate about the ability of biosynthetic lignin and white rot fungi as functional materials in the Anthropocene. This work is a series of works based on the author research on the theory of the multiverse, centering the reproduction of the universe and assumption that the universe changed from singular to plural. The "Bio Enso Evolution" series, made of environmentally bioaugmentation materials, is designed for the non-existent "bacteria" world and the impossible "bacteria" creation.








Beyond human perception lies the fungal world—a parallel reality with its own logic and awareness. Each life form lives within a world as valid and complete as our own.





White rot fungus observed in its natural environment, decomposing lignin-rich organic matter. 
Microscopic structures of white rot fungus, revealing cellular formations involved in wood decay and nutrient cycling.
Enzymatic breakdown of lignin by white rot fungus—an essential biochemical process enabling selective decomposition of plant cell walls.




Inspired by the hyphal patterns of white rot fungus in wood tissue, this simulation uses directional node values to drive iterative, time-based growth through a parametric matrix.




Simulated fungal growth and lignin decomposition generate bio-refined transparent wood forms. Each chair in Biocircular Evolution imagines a world reshaped by microbial life—together forming a speculative ecosystem of coexistence.















China Folk Art Museum: New Perception of Technology——Contemporary International Handcraft Experiment Exhibition, 2023