Flavio Favelli's 'Casematte' at MAC Lissone

Flavio Favelli (Florence, 1967) presents 'Casematte', a site-specific installation at MAC in Lissone, as the first appointment of REPLAY, a project aiming to re-activate debate on contemporary museology and collecting by juxtaposing the historic Premio Lissone collection with current aesthetic experiences. The installation features three massive monoliths made of water crates, playing with modularity, colors, and brands, referencing local design culture and the Italian tradition of 'vuoto a rendere' (returnable empties). Favelli's obsessive collecting elevates disposable packaging, now stripped of its original brand (Igea Catanzaro, absorbed by a beverage giant), into new symbolic value, contrasting 'Fatto in Italia' (made in Italy, rooted in history and culture) with the hollow 'Made in Italy'.