Aeriformys verbus the only species within the fungal division Lingvomycota. It is commonly known by the name the whispering ball, the fat babbler. The defining feature of this fungus is its
spores, which are lexical units. Such spores are called verbumospores.

The wild whispering ball have approximately the same set of verbumospores. The illustration shows the most common verbumospores (Fig. 1)

However, something else is much more interesting. Aeriformys verbus is characterized by a process of "appropriation". If you repeat the same words or phrases over the fungus before the start of sporogenesis, the verbumospores will change to spoken ones.

Whispering balls are extremely successfully cultivated by local tribes to record legends, tales, codes of rules

Olga Fossa Golubeva "Aeriformys verbus F."

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2024
An Expedition That Disappeared Under Unclear Circumstances. Fragments of the Field Diary.

On June 22, 2023, a group of tourists discovered an abandoned camp in the mountains of Eastern Seita. There were no signs of an attack; all items were neatly in place. Mountain rescuers began their search. They managed to contact all groups that had gone on the routes, but no missing persons were reported.

It soon became evident that the items left in the camp were scientific field materials. These included herbariums, insect collections, dozens of hours of video footage, and strange paintings. Investigators eventually realized that not a single item in the camp was younger than 50 years.

This marked the discovery of the last traces of Professor Fossogawa’s missing expedition. These enigmatic findings inspired artist Olga Fossa Golubeva to create a series of works that reflect fragments from the expedition's diary and its discoveries.

This project showcases the found materials alongside Olga's artistic interpretation. It is an attempt to gather the most characteristic and striking examples to provide insight into the diversity and originality of Fossogawa's collection.

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