Arquea Colectivo

Arquea Colectivo, the duo formed by sound artist Patricia Usero (aka Puntalaberinto) and visual artist Marzia Matarese, situates its field of work at the intersections between sound, image and biology, basing its audiovisual performances on symbiosis with fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms.

Their practice brings together devices such as the modular synthesiser and the microscopic camera —often built from hacked systems— to generate video-sound landscapes that emerge from the dialogue between living organisms, electronic technologies and speculative imaginaries. Their pieces explore territories in tension between decomposing matter and invisible ecosystems, opening up non-linear readings of space and time.

Working in formats such as audiovisual performance and expanded cinema, their proposals question human centrality and activate forms of listening linked to multispecies ecologies. Their project for the Eufònic / Lo Pati 2021 residency, for example, is based on the exploration of the microscopic landscapes of the Ebro Delta through a custom device of microscopes connected to modular synthesis. Their trajectory includes presentations at festivals and spaces such as Eufònic, L’Alternativa and Fabra i Coats, consolidating a practice that combines artistic research, experimentation and a direct relationship with the territory.