18.10.2024 – 24.01.2025
Mutual Benefits
Diana Policarpo
Curated by Sam Shiyi Qian
In Mutual Benefits, an exhibition created specifically for the Rialto 6 space, Diana Policarpo delves into two enigmatic subjects—the human mind and mycelium — investigating their intricate connections to language and the effects of excessive extraction and synthesis of medicinal resources within fragile ecosystems. This exploration unfolds in an immersive landscape where bodies—human, more-than-human, and their remnants—merge in a complex web of mutual interference. Central to this narrative is the eerie vitality of a carcass: Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a parasitic fungus that zombifies its host, turning ghost moth caterpillars into vessels for its own survival.
Photos by
Vasco Stocker de Vilhena
Vasco Stocker de Vilhena
