Flavio Favelli's Dazzle-Camouflaged Pulpit Installed in Bologna

Flavio Favelli's public artwork 'Pulpito e altre figure' has been installed in Piazza Roberto Raviola, Bologna, as part of the cultural project 'riparAzioni' initiated by the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. The sculpture, made from discarded industrial objects and urban furniture, features a Dazzle camouflage pattern of white checkerboard bands, referencing the relationship between art and war. The work consists of platforms of varying heights that the public can climb to speak and discuss, subverting traditional monumental pulpits and reactivating public space. Bologna's Culture Delegate Elena Di Gioia noted the installation's location in the university district of Via Zamboni, historically a site of student protest, and described it as an open, disquieting space for cultural and political action. Accademia director Cristina Francucci stated that the work symbolizes the 'riparAzioni' project's goal of revitalizing Piazza Roberto Raviola, an area often marked by marginality and decay, transforming it into an inclusive space for sociality and culture.