Popstar Björk is fascinated by fungi. “Mushrooms are fun, right? They are psychedelic and bubbly and pop up all over the forest.” Her most recent album, Fossora — made during lockdown — was an ode to the power of fungi, including tracks entitled Mycelia and Fungal City.
The singer has now gone one better, narrating an entire film on the mysterious fungal kingdom. Fungi: Web of Life is an Imax documentary exploring how fungus has shaped life on Earth for more than a billion years, and scientists’ efforts to harness its unique attributes to tackle modern problems.
Fungi: Web of Life premieres at the BFI Imax, London SE1, on Feb 3rd and plays daily from Feb 9th.
