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In 2013, with artist and inventor Phil Ross, Sophia Wang and Phil Ross co-founded MycoWorks, a biomaterials company that has developed natural alternatives to engineered wood, leather and plastics using mushroom mycelium technology.
Her creative practice already included choreography, performance, writing, curation and producing original dance and multimedia works. She has danced for Xavier Le Roy, Tino Sehgal, Jerome Bel, Amara Tabor-Smith and Xandra Ibarra, and co-founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company.
Since 2015, she has also co-produced Heavy Breathing, a discussion and movement workshop series that has featured over 45 presenting artists working at the intersection of performance, visual arts and pedagogy.
MycoWorks create materials at the intersection of art, nature and biotechnology using mushroom mycelium, one of the earth’s most regenerative resources.
The company’s mission is to create a platform for the highest quality materials using Fine Mycelium™. Their first product, Reishi™ offers partners in the fashion industry an option for leather that is neither animal nor plastic, yet uncompromising in quality and aesthetic expression.
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