This two-part exhibition of Fernando Melani’s work included a vast overview of his career organized by Bruno Corà at the Palazzo Fabroni, as well as a vast collection of objects crammed into the residence/studio where the artist lived and worked until his death in 1985. In addition to the artist’s work, the latter space contains the residue of his life—all the old newspapers piled up on the stairs, and a bag full of used matches mark the duration of his life and career.

Melani worked with any material that came to hand, but what was peculiar to his project was the position he assumed with respect