Nocturnal Mycelactivity by MAx Provenzano evokes mycelium as a metaphor of connection and resistance. Accompanied by low-frequency techno music, the poetic gesture roots presence and unfolds invisible networks within the urban space.
A tree illuminated by projection of a videoart made with fragments of Fungus documentaries with songs of low frequency becomes the meeting point between root and city. Nocturnal Mycelactivity reflects on the invisible networks that sustain life, evoking mycelium as a metaphor of connection, care, and underground resistance. Within the ever-changing urban landscape, the action unfolds as a poetic gesture that insists on rooting presence and opening possibilities of connection. @provenstudio
As part of Árvore Mistela (Mistela Tree) - A collective performative project of Artéria @atelierarteria at MaisUno+1 @maisunomaisum
This installation will unfold as an open-ended constellation of actions, not necessarily synchronous, yet resonating through shared urgencies. It is an invitation to inhabit the cracks, the intermissions, the crossovers. Árvore Mistela is less about consensus and more about coexistence; less about choreography and more about co-presence. It allows for different materialities and formats to intersect: sound, movement, spoken word, drawing, archive, improvisation, score-based performance, and ephemeral installation. All participants are invited to contribute performative “entries” at Picoas Metro Station — akin to pages of an unbound book — that may be layered, revised, interrupted, or even erased over time. Each iteration is a provisional version of a larger, unknowable whole.
In a time marked by hyper-specialization and territorial boundaries (disciplinary, geographical, political), Árvore Mistela becomes a soft resistance: a curated chaos where performative practices becomes a method of gathering, of unmaking and remaking the social
body. It is a living collage in motion — one that listens, leaks, and leaves traces.
Opening on Saturday, Sep. 20, Artéria’s artists will carry the Mistela Tree from Atelier Artéria to Mais Uno Metro Picoas in a procession where they’ll collect the materials that will begin the installation. We invite you to join them at Atelier Artéria (Estrada de Benfica, 255-C) at 17:00 for the procession, or at MaisUno+1 Metro Picoas at 18:00 for the opening. Everyone is welcome to bring their objects and participate.
