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Siôn Parkinson
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Siôn Parkinson
Dr Siôn Parkinson is an artist, musician and writer about the cultural history of fungi in relation to the senses.
Photograph by Donald Milne of Dr Siôn Parkinson in Stinkhorn-inspired robe by Matty Bovan He is interested in creative, interdisciplinary approaches to intangible and sensory heritage with an emphasis on sound and smell.
Siôn has a PhD in cultural studies from the University of Leeds where he was an Amanda Burton Scholar. Before that, he trained as a sculptor at Central Saint Martins and The Slade.
His book Stinkhorn: How Nature’s Most Foul Smelling Mushroom Can Change the Way We Listen will be published by Sternberg Press in 2024.