Fungal Galaxies is #transforming from a personal journey into a #collaborative act. I'm looking for #expressions of #interest from any institute who would like to be part of this interdisciplinary project. Let's elevate fungal biodiversity and beauty! Let's connect now! lnkd.in/p/e2cSj2xZ #fungi

So happy to see my #FungalGalaxies in the city of #Liverpool for the #BritishScienceFestival The city is full of events from #September 10-14th 💡check out what's there for you and recommend it to a friend. Thank you BSF for making this real! #sciart #bsf2025 #fungifriends #moulds

Fungi are just as enigmatic as extraordinary!!! You MUST watch this ❤️ 🍄 #fungifriends #microbiology #visualarts #sciart #phd #postdoc #biodiversity #moulds #endophytes

Just returned from #FEMSMICRO2025, Milan (14-17 July). Amazing conference. I have had my biggest solo #exhibition in front of +2000 attendees, and the pleasure of giving a #talk about #FungalGalaxies. Thank you thank you! #SciArt #Microbiology #FungiFriends #PhD #Postdoc #Endophytes

#Art plays a vital role in #Science This fusion is #essential for vesiculating messages that reach #hearts as well as #minds, enriching our #connection to the living. Enjoy my video and explore the extraordinary, enigmatic, aesthetics of #filamentous #fungi. #SciArt #fungifriends #microbiology

IRISH FUNGAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 2025. Had a beautiful conference today with my prints and video! 🍄 #fungifriends #phd #postdoc #sciart #microbiology #irishfungalsociety

Some close ups of the 16 portraits exhibited the last two days. The paper I use is a lovely Photo Rag Fine Art Pearl (320gsm). #sciart #fungifriends #exhibition #microbiology #visualart

Bio-Art at the Ballina Arts Centre for the Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference

Exhibition at Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference went very well ✨️🍄 #sciart #macrophotogrqphy #microbiology #conference #phd #postdoc #fungifriends

Beautiful 1st day at Native Species Festival, Dublin Zoo. 😍 🌞 🍄 #fungifriends #scicomm #microbiology #phd #postdoc #sciart #stem #engagement #nativespeciesfestival

Sharing my photos today with my colleagues 😊 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #microbiology #phd #postdoc #endophytes #macrophotography #fungifriends

Pre-exhibition proofs look gorgeous 😍 can't wait to see these fungi on A3! 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungi #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography

Spring Fieldcap, Agrocybe praecox. I adore these edible #mushrooms. They create some incredible designs on their caps as they grow. Always reminding me of a fancy pastry, not dissimilar of pan dulce! 🤤🍄 #fungifriends

Let it snow, Penicillium ❄️ 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungi #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography

Good morning, Penicillium fungi 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungi #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography

Filamentous fungi 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungi #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography

Fungi prints time 🍄 That black is so deep ⚫️ #fungifriends #sciart #microbiology #endophytes #phd #postdoc #macrophotography

Today, I am asking you. What do you see? I had an instant vision when I had it in my hands...and I can't get it out of my head. www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky

Hello, world 🌎 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky

A beautiful fungus I haven't characterized yet! Makes me thing of that song by #Pendulum "Black tarantulaaa, don't play with my style, I might sting yaaaa! Black tarantula, you want me inject me bacteriaaa!" www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky

It's simple, I have the best looking cultures in town! 🍄🤩🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography #fungi

Happy #Easter 🍄 Sooo many new photos today! I need like one month full-time of editing now 🤣 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography #fungi

Here is a beautiful #Penicillium sanguifluum 🍄 See the dark-red exudate?🩸 - sanguis = blood - fluere = to flow Sanguifluum would mean something like "a flowing of blood". Makes sense! www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky

Here is a beautiful fungal pathogen. (Ilyonectria sp.) www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography #fungi

Are we all ready for #Easter? Here is a lovely filamentous fungus that I haven't characterized yet 🍄 It looks like an #egg 🐣 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography #fungi

Looks like the bottom of my coffee mug ☕☕☕ Lots of new works to edit... 🤩 I can't keep up with all these baby fungi 🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky #macrophotography

TITLE NEEDED !!! 🔬🍄 Say yours in a comment. An isolate of Ilyonectria sp. (a phytopathogen I isolated from healthy roots of B. sylvaticum) I don't usually post pre-edit photos, but today I make an exception ✨🤓 #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #stem #microsky

Assessing #phytotoxicity of fungal #exudates on seed #germination. Clearly inhibiting here (C- is the negative control). I love the way roots intertwined together, and kept the circular shape of the plate. Just add a bit of water if they have dried out, and they will separate perfectly.

Fungal Galaxies 2025 Tour: - Dublin, 17-19 May (Native Species Festival) - Ballina, 26-27 May (Climate Conference) - Milan, 14-17 July (FEMS Micro) - Liverpool, 10-14 September (British Science Festival) And more to be announced! 💚🍄 #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc

Penicillium twins... or minions? 😊🍄 I love how this endophyte grew up together! I pipetted the same water stock on the same plate, on two different spots, and magic happened! www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky

We have just hit 3000 followers today 🥴🥰 Irrespectively of the numbers... My greatest desire is to make you fall in love with Fungi 🍄 In this clip, "Crystal" turns into "Up in the Sky". #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky

St. Patrick's Day. Exactly 1 year ago I was shooting my first endophytes. I didn't know how far it would have brought me... :) 🙃

DIVING INTO A... FUNGAL LANDSCAPE🤤🍄🤤 I wanted to add some animation to my still photographs. I like these first tests. Any tool you would suggest me to try? www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky #visualart #microsky

THIS FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS...IT'S MOVING 🤤🍄🤤 I did some nice tests yesterday on my photographs! Isn't this hypnotising? www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky #visualart #microsky

1/2 🎉 I’m thrilled to share that I’ve made it in my first image competition! It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase my work 🔬. My image highlights the vasculature of the entire gill 🦓🐟 thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you... Needless to say, all the images are stunning! Please vote🗳️ #science

#Fungi are my source of #inspiration. This #abstract is called " Soul Twist". It's a #digital artwork inspired by the portrait of a fungus that I re-imagined. Many of you ask me if I know the ID of my fungi. Yes, I do. And whenever I don't, I will do via #DNA extraction. www.FungalGalaxies.com

Landscape of fungal exudates ✨💧🍄 www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #endophytes #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky #visualart

Art x Science x Tech Who would have thought that #fungi could bring #harmony and #elegance in a cozy living room? This one is "Misty Flower" www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky #biodiversity #endophytes #conservation

Discover the spectacular, natural beauty of #fungal #endophytes with me. All portraits are available in limited editions. This is not AI - it's Life. These are "Up in the Sky" and "Crystal". www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #stem #microsky

#Communicating #Science through Art makes complex ideas accessible, engaging, and emotional. #Art transforms data into visual stories, sparking curiosity and deeper understanding. This one is "Tang Fish". www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography

#Science unravels the mysteries of nature. #Art translates them into emotion and beauty. My desire is to elevate the beauty of #fungal #endophytes in an unprecedented way. This one is "Pyramus and Thisbe" www.FungalGalaxies.com #sciart #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc #macrophotography

Imagine to be in your workplace, at home, in a waiting room or in a coffee place, and you can appreciate one of my #portraits of living fungi. This one is called "The Big Bang". www.FungalGalaxies.com #fungifriends #microbiology #sciart #endophytes #phd #postdoc #macrophotography #microsky

Veeery satisfied with the quality of these A3 prints 🍄 😍 www.FungalGalaxies.com #fungifriends #fungi #sciart #microbiology #prints #phd #postdoc #endophytes #symbiosis #fungalgalaxies

Dublin, Milan, Liverpool!🌎 I am super happy for having been selected at three important events in 2025 so far! - Native Species Festival - FEMS MICRO - British Science Festival If you are joining too and would like to connect, leave me a message 😉 #fungifriends #microbiology #phd #postdoc

It's my #birthday tonight. I'm turning 30 😀😱 I'm hosting a dinner with some friends, and I have hanged one A1 print in the living room 🍄 If you would like to support me and to really see this project grow up, #repost today one of my posts as a birthday gift 🎁🎁 Would you put this on your wall?

Amazing preliminary results makes this Friday feels so good! 🤓 😎 Antifungal activity of endophytic metabolites (intra- and extracellular) against net-blotch of barley. Positive (C+) and negative controls (C-) at the end., #science #biocontrol #fungifriends #microbiology #lab #phd #postdoc

Roots washing and analysis 😎 I like to get my hands into the dirt every now and then. A good balance between field work and lab work is the top for me 👌

I've cut this cute #Penicillium in half and flipped the same half on the other side. It became a little turtle 🐢 😍 www.fungalgalaxies.com #fungifriends #microsky #sciart #microbiology #endophytes #biodiversity

Species of #Diaporthe and their #Phomopsis asexual states are responsible for severe #diseases on a wide range of #plants hosts (crops, fruits, vegetables and legumes) However, I am totally in love with this isolate that resembles a Solar System 🪐🍄 💫 #fungifriends #sciart #microbiology #microsky

I'm super happy to be featured in today's news from Trinity College Dublin! Read the full article here: www.tcd.ie/news_events/... #fungifriends #microbiology #sciart #endophytes #biodiversity #fungalgalaxies #nature #mycology #microsky