Lizatron

In a DJ set marked by a curious and exploratory approach to listening, Lizatron—an tireless digger and the mind behind Invisible Sounds—builds a sonic narrative that moves fluidly and intentionally across genres, eras, and geographies. Between rarities, obscure releases, and unexpected discoveries, her selection combines precision and intuition, creating an immersive journey that oscillates between the experimental, the atmospheric, and the pulsating, always attentive to subtle shifts in texture and energy.

More than a sequence of tracks, the set reveals an ongoing research process and a refined sensitivity to both context and the dancefloor, reflecting her experience across clubs, radio, and independent spaces in Lisbon, Porto, and international circuits. The visual dimension adds another layer to the experience: a video projection of an original drawing by JAS unfolds in dialogue with the sound, expanding the atmosphere and proposing a sensory field where image and music intersect and transform one another.

The DJ programme at the Art Explora Festival is curated by Filho Único.

LIZATRON

Lizatron is a digger and record collector, and the driving force behind Invisible Sounds, a label/promoter/radio show founded in London and now based in Lisbon. She contributes to Mutant Radio in Tbilisi with her quarterly podcast, and to the local East Side Radio with her biweekly show Formation.

She has performed extensively in Lisbon and Porto, is a resident at Fiasco, and maintains a long-standing relationship with the cult club Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf—further strengthened by bringing DJs such as Tolouse LowTrax, Lucas, Marijana Croon, and Lena Willikens to Portugal.

LIZATRON's Instagram

JAS‍

The portuguese artist João Alexandrino, also known as JAS, was born in Porto / Portugal in 1981. His work is developed in different fields and artistic activities, such as installation, performance, video, painting, scenography and drawing. He was one of the founding members of Espaço INCUBADORA (2002-2007) in Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal), where he presented permanent installations / exhibitions. He currently develops several individual projects and co-authored with other artists, with video and drawing in real time as the main elements in his work. In 2013 he founded the project C A I X A Arte Contemporânea with the Artist Manuela Pimentel. Within the scope of other projects, his work has also been shown in other countries such as Hamburg (Germany), Rouen (France), Barcelona (Spain), Norway, São Paulo (Brazil), Maputo (Mozambique), among others. Exhibits individually and collectively since 2000. He directed several short films and experimental videos.

João Alexandrino's website

Only Child

Filho Único is a cultural association founded in Lisbon in 2007. It is an independent entity that does not receive annual funding or financial support from state mechanisms. It develops its active presence in Lisbon and on the international circuit through the aesthetic and critical approaches of its programming, co-productions, and the promotion of concerts, installations, and music events, as well as through the cooperative booking and representation of musicians.

Over the years, its role has been recognized in taking on an ever-unassured challenge: continuously reimagining the understanding of music—not limited by technique, data, or logic, but rather as expression and dynamic force, relational and liberating, present in lived experience, intergenerational knowledge, and enduring connections between body, land, and history.

Filho Único website