(Model/Research) Metabolic Studio is an interdisciplinary art and research hub based in Los Angeles, California. Directed by artist Lauren Bon, the studio operates with a mission to explore and address critical social and environmental issues through art interventions and innovative projects aimed at reparation.

“Artists Need to Create On the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy.” Sherrie Rabinowitz coined the phrase "We must create at the same scale that we can destroy", which connects deeply to the formation and goals of Metabolic Studio.

Our work often revolves around themes of water, land use, energy and seeking to reimagine and redefine the relationships between humans, non-humans, and living systems. We hope to bridge the gap between art, science, and activism, offering creative solutions and alternative perspectives on pressing social and environmental challenges.

(Model/Resources) Tewa Women United. Fantastic resource from folks doing amazing work.

“With bioremediation – the use of living materials to remediate toxic pollutants – we look at the system as a whole and try to restore the balance of that system so that it is healthy, and the soil life can come back. Fungi work in partnership with many members of the soil ecology: with bacteria, insects and plants, creating and closing nutrient cycles which leads to the environment’s recovery. Mycoremediation uses fungi to clean and sequester toxic materials.

In partnership with ecological artist Kaitlin Bryson, Tewa Women United has been working with mycoremediation in the Española Healing Foods Oasis and offering workshops and resources for Indigenous and land-based peoples to learn how to apply this practice to their local areas.

(Text) Vinny Pinto. One of the most detailed sources of information on EM, though a somewhat dated format. This EM Info website is intended to provide a complete introduction to a technology generically known as Effective Microrganisms (aka EM) and it's uses in many fields, including agriculture, waste remediation, odor control, and human and amimal health.

(Text) Vinny Pinto. A guide which may help you in brewing high-quality EM fermented antioxidant secondary products for human, animal, agricultural, waste and industrial use, particularly Activated EM and EM brews for human and animal ingestion. Intended for intermediate and advanced brewers and technicians only