Eco-Textiles, Mycelium and Upcycled Matter: Sustainable Material Practices in Contemporary Art
Eco-Textiles, Mycelium and Upcycled Matter: Sustainable Material Practices in Contemporary Art

Summary/Abstract: The growing interest in sustainability within contemporary artistic practices has encouraged the integration of eco-textiles, post-consumer fabrics, and biomaterials into experimental visual research. This paper investigates the use of upcycling methodologies, eco-dyeing, textile layering, rust printing, and mycelium cultivation as artistic strategies that connect ecological awareness with material transformation and creative expression. The experimental framework combines traditional textile techniques with sustainable processes, including natural dyeing using turmeric, pomegranate tannins, and Castellani solution, together with the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelium on textile substrates. The resulting works reveal organic textures, layered structures, chromatic instability, and sculptural surfaces that emphasize the relationship between materiality, temporality, and ecological consciousness. The study demonstrates that eco-textiles and biomaterials can function not only as sustainable alternatives, but also as expressive artistic media capable of generating new visual languages within contemporary textile art and interdisciplinary artistic research.

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