AN ARTIST from Newton Abbot has been chosen from more than 100 artists to create a new work for Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Exeter.

Jason Singh, a sound artist, is one of only two to be selected for the latest contemporary art commission at the gallery.

Following presentations by six shortlisted artists to an independent selection panel, the Exeter City Council Museum announced Jason is one of the two artists to create new artwork for the exhibition Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi in autumn 2026.

Joining Jason will be Gemma Anderson-Tempini, who uses drawing to explore mycology.

Neither artist has shown work at RAMM before.

Jason will create an immersive bio sonification sound installation derived from the electrical biodata and the sound of fungi, mycelium, soil and environmental field recordings from locations in Devon.

This immersive soundscape installation will also include recorded interviews with mycologists, storytellers, and herbalist practitioners.

He said: ‘I am absolutely thrilled and overjoyed to be working with RAMM on the Living Labyrinths exhibition.

‘I am super excited about bringing the sounds of fungi to new audiences and helping people to explore and learn about this fascinating world in new and imaginative ways.

‘My plan is to create deeply immersive soundscapes using spatial sound technology to take people on a sonic journey to the world underneath our feet and on our doorstep.

'It will include music created in collaboration with fungi from around Devon as well as field recordings of natural habitats and interviews with specialists. It is all very exciting.’

The commissioned works will feature in the exhibition Living Labyrinths: Art & Fungi, a unique exhibition at RAMM which will explore themes such as symbiosis, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and the role of fungi in shaping our world.

RAMM’s newly conserved natural science collections of fungi specimens will also be on display in the exhibition.

Lara Goodband, curator of the exhibition and RAMM’s Contemporary Art Curator and Programmer said: ‘I am hugely excited to begin working with such creative artists. I know their imaginative responses to RAMM’s inspiring collections of fungi will wow visitors. I can’t wait to see what they both make.’

Exeter City Council lead for Arts, Culture and Tourism, Councillor Bob Foale said: ‘This shows what incredible talent there is in Exeter and Devon and I am proud that the city council’s flagship institution, the award-winning museum RAMM, can support and enable creativity to flourish here. I am looking forward to this groundbreaking exhibition. Thank you to our partner funders Arts Council England for supporting the contemporary art programme at RAMM.’

Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi opens October 3 2026 and runs until 21 February 2027.