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I realize this is not the kind of relationship
我意識到,我們一般不會熱衷于
that we usually aspire to have with our food.
與我們的食物建立這樣的關系
We want to eat, not be eaten by, our food.
我們吃食物,而不是被食物吃掉
But as I watch the mushrooms grow
然而,但我看著這些蘑菇長大
and digest my body,
分解我的身體
I imagine the Infinity Mushroom
我把這無極蘑菇
as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death
想像成看待死亡的一種新方式
and the relationship between my body and the environment.
以及我的身體與環(huán)境的關系
See for me,
對于我而言
cultivating the Infinity Mushroom
培育無極蘑菇
is more than just scientific experimentation
并不僅僅只是科學試驗
or gardening or raising a pet,
或是養(yǎng)植物養(yǎng)寵物
it's a step towards accepting the fact
而是直面現(xiàn)實
that someday I will die and decay.
承認我總有一天會死去并腐爛
It's also a step
這也是
towards taking responsibility
我為地球
for my own burden on the planet.
承擔起自己應盡的一部分義務
Growing a mushroom is also part of a larger practice
種植蘑菇也是
of cultivating decomposing organisms
以培育擁有分解能力的有機體
called decompiculture,
即“分解種植術”的手段之一
a concept that was developed by an entomologist,
這一概念是由昆蟲學家
Timothy Myles.
Timothy Myles提出的
The Infinity Mushroom is a subset of decompiculture
無極蘑菇是分解種植的一個子集
I'm calling body decompiculture and toxin remediation --
人體分解種植和毒素清除法
the cultivation of organisms that decompose
就是培育能夠分解并清除
and clean toxins in bodies.
遺體中毒素的有機生物
And now about these ninja pajamas.
現(xiàn)在我們看看這些忍者睡衣
Once it's completed,
一旦完成這些睡衣
I plan to integrate the Infinity Mushrooms into a number of objects.
我打算用無極蘑菇達到許多目的
First, a burial suit
首先,一套
infused with mushroom spores,
布滿蘑菇孢子的壽衣
the Mushroom Death Suit.
即“蘑菇壽衣”
I'm wearing the second prototype
我所穿的,是這種壽衣
of this burial suit.
第二階段的雛形
It's covered with a crocheted netting
衣服上覆蓋著鉤制的網(wǎng)
that is embedded with mushroom spores.
蘑菇孢子就嵌在這些網(wǎng)絲中
The dendritic pattern you see
這樹狀圖形
mimics the growth of mushroom mycelia,
仿照菌絲的形態(tài)
which are the equivalent of plant roots.
相當于植物的根部
I'm also making a decompiculture kit,
我還在制作一個
a cocktail of capsules
分解種植服
that contain Infinity Mushroom spores
將裝有蘑菇孢子
and other elements
和加速分解化毒元素的膠囊
that speed decomposition and toxin remediation.
嵌在一起
These capsules are embedded in a nutrient-rich jelly,
這些膠囊被嵌在一層富有養(yǎng)料的凝膠物中
a kind of second skin,
相當于第二層皮膚
which dissolves quickly
它會很快被分解
and becomes baby food for the growing mushrooms.
成為蘑菇生長的養(yǎng)料
So I plan to finish the mushroom and decompiculture kit
我計劃在一到兩年內(nèi)完成蘑菇的種植
in the next year or two,
以及分解種植服
and then I'd like to begin testing them,
接著我會進行測試
first with expired meat from the market
首先用過期的肉來試驗
and then with human subjects.
然后再用人體部分
And believe it or not,
信不信由你
a few people have offered to donate their bodies to the project
已經(jīng)有不少人志愿為這個項目
to be eaten by mushrooms.
把遺體捐出來讓蘑菇吃掉
What I've learned from talking to these folks
在與這些人交談的過程中
is that we share a common desire
我得知我們都渴望
to understand and accept death
了解并接受死亡
and to minimize the impact of our death on the environment.
最大程度降低我們的死給環(huán)境帶來的影響
I wanted to cultivate this perspective
我希望能夠像培植蘑菇一樣
just like the mushrooms,
培植這種理念
so I formed the Decompiculture Society,
所以我建立了分解種植術社團
a group of people called decompinauts
這個組織的成員被稱為“分解先鋒”
who actively explore their postmortem options,
他們大膽進行后現(xiàn)代行動
seek death acceptance
力求接受死亡
and cultivate decomposing organisms
種植有分解能力的有機物
like the Infinity Mushroom.
比如無極蘑菇
The Decompiculture Society shares a vision
分解種植社團
of a cultural shift,
改變了現(xiàn)有的態(tài)度
from our current culture of death denial and body preservation
摒棄對死亡的否認或對人體進行防腐處理
to one of decompiculture,
贊同分解種植術
a radical acceptance of death and decomposition.
理智地接受死亡和遺體分解
Accepting death means accepting
接受死亡意味著
that we are physical beings
承認我們的身體是有物質組成的
who are intimately connected to the environment,
與環(huán)境密切相關
as the research on environmental toxins confirms.
環(huán)境毒素研究證實了這一點
And the saying goes,
有句話說得好
we came from dust and will return to dust.
我們來于塵土,歸于塵土
And once we understand that we're connected to the environment,
一旦明白了我們與環(huán)境緊密相關
we see that the survival of our species
我們就能明白人類的存亡
depends on the survival of the planet.
取決于地球的存亡
I believe this is the beginning
我相信這是
of true environmental responsibility.
對環(huán)境切實負責的第一步
Thank you.
感謝大家
