Violetta Barba and Shahar Livne Double Solo in Lecce

The Kunstschau collective in Lecce hosts "R.evolutionary Matters," a double solo exhibition by designers Violetta Barba and Shahar Livne, curated by Marco Petroni. The show explores design as a tool for addressing ecological crises and neoliberal contradictions in a post-Anthropocene vision. Barba, from Salento, presents "We_Mould," examining how human intervention transforms natural materials—specifically Salento's red earth altered by mold—creating landscapes where humanity manages nature's inevitability. Livne, from Israel, presents "Will we mine plastics in the future," reflecting on plastic pollution and imagining a future where plastic is mined from nature rather than produced from oil. Both artists advocate for unconventional design detached from profit-driven neoliberalism to foster collective consciousness for planetary reconstruction.