Mushroom Ocean Exhibition: Part of Head On Photo Festival Open Program
Mushroom Ocean is an exhibition of culinary mushroom photos by Kate Ireland running as part of the Head On Photo Festival Open Program. The Open Program highlights a diverse range of independent, artist-run exhibitions. Selected for their artistic vision and commitment, they form the lively, community-driven core of the festival, honouring the wide-ranging talent that drives the photographic scene beyond the Festival’s limited Featured program placements.
Mushroom Ocean Exhibition Details
Venue: That Plant Shop, 3\415 Darling St, Balmain, NSW 2041
Cost: Free Entry
Dates: 13 – 20 Nov
Open: Mon-Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs-Sun 10am-7pm
Launch Event: 15 November, 4pm – click here to RSVP
Press Release: Press Release, for a Press Kit Contact Kate
Prints Sale: Contact Kate or email kate@peckofpickles.com.au
Photo Licensing: Click here for Peck of Pickles Shutterstock Mushrooms Collection photo licensing
Photos ©Kate Ireland | Peck of Pickles
Mushroom Ocean
Mushroom Ocean showcases homegrown edible mushrooms as a sustainable ingredient through food art photography that focuses on macro and close-up details and still life compositions to draw out an oceanic world of floral and coral like forms, textures and rich and delicate colours. Mushroom Ocean is edible sustainable food art that aims to inspire us to grow our own food at home, use the freshest ingredients and explore new flavours, forms and textures from the delicate white coral like filaments of umami Lion’s Mane, to zingy lemon of Yellow Oyster Mushrooms, to the wave-like patterns of umami Pink, earthy King Blue and delicate White Oyster Mushrooms. All mushrooms are homegrown, styled and photographed at their freshest, as emerging into full fruitings, often still attached to their compost block growing medium, moments before being harvested, stored, and later cooked and eaten.
This exhibition is supported by Aussie Mushroom Supplies.
Artist Biography: Kate Ireland
Kate Ireland is the Photographer and Recipe Developer for Peck of Pickles.
With 6 years as a Shutterstock Contributor, Kate specialises in food, drink and travel photography, with a focus on fresh seasonal produce, preserving and cocktails. Kate’s work has been featured in corporate events and by Jance Distillery. Kate’s photo Pink Oyster Mushrooms Close Up was a Finalist World Food Photography Awards 2025 Placed 3rd Cream of the Crop, exhibited Mall Galleries and Fortnums 3’6 Bar London and her Series Pink Oyster Waves was Art Commended in Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2025.
Mushroom Ocean Photographs
