CNIDAGARIDEX [Mushroom Jellyfish] brings into being an encyclopedic database of imagined ecology that introduces new, unusual lifeforms known as mushroom jellyfish. Inspired in part by the Pokémon game series’ creature directory, the Pokédex, and the blending together of diverse marine and mycelial ecologies, Mushroom Jellyfish uses a contemporary perspective of video game graphics and storytelling to skilfully construct each unique amalgamation, and combine a range of techniques with a touch of whimsy to explore varying degrees of speculative fiction.

 

Presented in a pixel art stylization achieved through the digital manipulation of collected images, Mushroom Jellyfish demonstrates a merging of real and virtual worlds, and aims to incite feelings of intrigue, curiosity and wonder for these digital organisms and their real-world counterparts, as well as a sense of nostalgia for those with similar sentimentality for earlier generations of Pokémon.