Photography
Love
Digital photograph of mushroom spore prints. Spore prints are used to identify types of mushrooms and are saved for future cultivation. Hundreds of thousands of individual, tiny spores make up these intriguing landscapes.
Painting
same but different
Foraged from Buckthorn and Wild Grapes growing side-by-side on the shore of Lake Ontario. Wild Grape is classified as a "native" species, while Buckthorn is labeled "invasive". Though their small berries appear very similar to one another, they... More
Painting
Swept Away
This image resembles a ditch in the path where I forage Shaggy Mane mushrooms for ink. These mushrooms thrive near trails and other disturbed spaces.
Video
Thesis Work
Hidden worlds are revealed through microscopic realms of mycelium and foraged ink, echoing scenes of biological functions, earthly landscapes, and celestial wonders to connect land, body, and spirit. A curious landscape beckons and ink flows to the... More
Work by
Judith Librach
Artist, Educator, Community Organizer
“As a multidisciplinary artist, I explore ways of knowing through materially embodied narratives in natural ecologies, using them as frameworks to critically examine the body as land. Foraging urban...” [More]