Matteo Peretti's Environmental Installations at FAR Rimini

Matteo Peretti, born in Rome in 1975, is showcasing a solo exhibition at the FAR (Fondazione Arti Rimini) in Rimini, centered on the theme of awareness. This exhibition occupies two rooms within the historic 14th-century Palazzo del Podestà e dell'Arengo. In the first room, large plastic installations are displayed, including stacks of water bottle crates, a wall made of vacuum-packed rice, bales of crushed bottles, and a mountain of PET particles. Visitors traverse a carpet of yellow plastic figurines (Passaggio obbligato) to enter the second room, where graffiti reveals the chemical formula for PET. Peretti addresses issues like fossil fuel dependency, consumerism (Shopping for kids, 2007), and plastic surgery (Beauty). Curator Bianca Catalano emphasizes a message of hope for change. Additionally, the exhibition features works by Peretti's father, Ferdinando Peretti.