Some works don’t just use materials, they explore them. They test their limits, change their meanings, and invite you to question what makes something “art” in the first place. This selection gathers works that refuse to settle for paint on canvas. These pieces are grown from fungi, stitched from fabric, cast in silicone, torched, folded, split, or layered with time and touch. Here, materials are not background. They are the voice. They start a conversation with you. Paper cracks like bone. Thread becomes a line of thought. Mycelium breathes into sculptural form. These artworks challenge your expectations of fragility, structure, decay, and permanence. They are experimental in the truest sense - each one a test, a process, a discovery. And as a viewer, you’re not asked to understand. You’re asked to notice. To slow down. To sense the difference between plastic and plaster, between glue and ash. These works make you feel with your body as much as your mind. You will find pieces that play with scale and weight, that feel both intimate and elemental. You’ll sense the artist’s hand, but also the resistance of the materials, the pushback, the accidents that were kept. If you have ever wondered how far art can stretch while still holding its emotional weight, this is where to discover. – Selection Cover: New World II by Elnara Nasirli