The mandrake root is seen throughout the world’s folklore, appearing in mythologies from ancient China to nineteenth century France. Its resemblance to a tiny human, hidden beneath the darkness of the clinging earth, gained it a reputation not only as a plant, but as an uncanny being which delivered medicine or madness to those brave enough to unearth it. When uprooted, its shriek was said to be fatal, yet it conferred good fortune when worn as an amulet. Mandragora’s oscillations suggest a hazy fever dream, its figure quivering in a hypnotic, rhythmic dance.