German artist Thomas Zika is working with photography. He took pictures in an off-balance habitat near Essen, Germany. In his project "sovereign fruits" he pretreats his analogue film material with mushrooms before exposing to light. The fungi spores produce extremly delicate lamellar aureoles which appear as a mix of explosion and aura. These experiments lead to beautiful chaotic pictures which seem to transform the punctum into the studium. In his poetic essay the artist reflects upon the possibillities of a sustainable balance by learning from mushrooms.