ÁRTERIA
Mistela Tree

A collective performative project of Artéria at MaisUno+1.

The project is based on the concept of Miscellia. Miscellia arises as a porous terrain—fragmentary, entangled, and unapologetically heterogeneous. The project proposes a space where the singularities of each participant from Artéria coexist without the need for fusion, embracing dissonance as a mode of dialogue. Rooted in the notion of miscellany—of things gathered without a strict taxonomy—Miscellia resists categorical closure and instead celebrates the multiplicity of identities, gestures, languages, temporalities, and embodied knowledges.
This performative piece unfolds 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. Miscellia is less about consensus and more about coexistence; less about choreography and more about co-presence.
The project allows for different materialities and formats to intersect: sound, movement, spoken word, drawing, archive, improvisation, score-based performance, and ephemeral installation. 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 of Miscellia is a provisional version of a larger, unknowable whole.
In a time marked by hyper-specialization and territorial boundaries (disciplinary, geographical, political), Miscellia becomes a soft resistance: a curated chaos where performative practices become 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.

Participants:
● Helena Elias
● Jaime Rydel
● Jarek Mankiewicz
● Joana Pires
● Joana Teixeira
● Margarida Alves
● Maria João Costa (Moelas)
● MAx Provenzano
● Susana Palha
● Tiago Jordão