rifugio
NEON Gallery
Bologna, Italy
2026
Rifugio is a temporary installation at NEON Gallery, realized in collaboration with students and volunteers from diverse communities in Bologna. A 1:2 scale section of the main entrance of the Palazzo della Giustizia in Rome that houses the Italian Surpreme Court is constructed from recycled and reclaimed timber boards. All material used comes from abandoned domestic furniture found in the streets of Bologna and from house clearances.
The installation occupies the entire gallery space turning it into platform for a programme of student workshops, community activities, presentations and other related events.
Rifugio functions as a catalyst that encourages the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and skills in order to create a non-competitive community around contemporary art. Juxtaposing the public representation of the Italian democratic judiciary system, that ensures our rights as a collective and individuals with the abandoned material of our consumer society that we utilise to create our private space and sanctuary,
Rifugio encourages us to think about the relationship between private and public, the role and obligations we have as citizen to engage in our society and political debate, as well as the right for our personal space and refuge.
Special thanks to all the young artists and volunteers that contributed to the construction of Refugio: Serena D’Angelo, Frederica Brigiolini, Anita Ferrari, Nathalie Konde, Giulia Mazzoli, Nicoletta Pepe, Vladlena Poznanskaia, Julius A. Reboldi, Quiao Shiyu, Terezija Travain, Carla M. Trillo, Li Yuyang, Zhao Zijin.
Rifugio has been realised as part of a solo exhibition at NEON Gallery, Bologna, Italy, 7th November 2026 – 7th February 2027.
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