MONUMENTINI A CHIERI Last Saturday I visited the Monumentini exhibition in Chieri , an event that invites visitors to look at Italian architecture from a surprising and unexpected perspective. There are places we recognize instantly, even from a single detail: an arch, a dome, a row of columns standing against the sky. These are monuments that tell stories across centuries and have become part of our shared memory. In this exhibition, however, those giants of stone take on a new form: they are rebuilt brick by brick, transformed into remarkable LEGO interpretations. Monumentini is precisely this meeting point between grandeur and wonder. The solidity of architecture merges with the lightness of play. The works on display reconstruct history through thousands of small colored elements, turning familiar buildings into something new and unexpected. Each model becomes a tribute to creative ingenuity and an invitation to observe well-known monuments with fresh eyes. The artist behin...
