“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“I imagine the Infinity Mushroom as a symbol of a new way of thinking about death and the relationship between my body and the environment.”
— Jae Rhim Lee
Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit
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“By trying to preserve our dead bodies, we deny death, poison the living and further harm the environment.”
— Jae Rhim Lee
Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit
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