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Xiaojing Yan's stunning mushroom sculptures

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Apr 10, 2025
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Sculpted from a mushroom. Screenshot via YouTube

Xiaojing Yan is an artist who "cultivates and collaborates with mushrooms" to make breathtaking sculptures. She starts with a base for the sculpture, and then sets it up to grow mushrooms all over the surface. She steps back and lets the mushrooms finish the artwork.

Yan uses Lingzhi mushrooms in her work. …

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