Mei Ziqian's Anthropological Survey of Urban Construction in Cagliari

Mei Ziqian (born 1973), the pseudonym of Francesco Meloni, presents an anthological exhibition at Studio Architettura Lixi in Cagliari, Italy, spanning over a decade of his artistic production. The show features installations, photographs, and paintings that explore the construction site as a metaphor for culture and urban valorization, with an anthropological focus on the relationship between individual and architecture, society and urban fabric. Key works include 'Hotel,' a model-installation comparing building structure to social structure in a transient space; 'Mental Worksite,' depicting mental construction sites of buildings devoid of decoration; and 'Light Building,' examining skyscraper structure in relation to public housing from Modernism to today. The exhibition space is noted as chaotic and ill-suited for temporary shows, with work tools and overlapping artistic interventions, though the reviewer suggests this horror vacui might be considered an added value.