2021 W Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

Join artist Daid Roy and LAND for a lecture, performance, and exhibition opening to celebrate the launch of 2024 MOHN Grant artist Roy’s project S.H.R.O.O.M. (Sustainable Hybrid Rocket Optimization with Organic Materials). Roy's art practice draws from the world of amateur rocketry. The artist has researched and developed a mycelium-based, organic rocket propellant in collaboration with artist and mycologist Sam Shoemaker. The evening will start with a presentation from Shoemaker on the conceptualization and development of the mycelium-based rocket propellant, followed by musical sets by Pablo Perez, Michael James Gross, and ézili jean. An exhibition of drawings, videos, and sculptures related to the development of S.H.R.O.O.M. will be on display.