Deeply shaped by his long-term residence in Indonesia, the conceptual practice of Italian artist Marco Cassani engages with the country not as a tourist or detached observer, but as an active participant in navigating the reconfiguration of authorship in a globalized landscape.
Marco Cassani (born 1981 in Milan, Italy) is a conceptual artist, originally trained as a painter at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. Since 2008 he lives and works in Bali, Indonesia, where he maintains his studio and developed an art program called Kayu-Lucie Fontaine, Bali. Cassani's artistic activity is not restricted to a studio practice but also includes endeavors such as curating, producing and facilitating art exhibitions. Through his practice, Cassani calls certain emblems and social codes into question, particularly those linked to political and social power, using art as a "catalyst" to create a new understanding towards the construction of value.
