This catalogue accompanies C C, Michael E. Smith’s exhibition in the underground spaces of Palazzo Bentivoglio, Bologna (30 January–26 April, 2026), curated by Simone Menegoi and Tommaso Pasquali.
Conceived for the undercroft of the palazzo, the project treats architecture, light, and objects as a single, unstable field. Rather than using the space as a neutral container, Smith works with its darkness, irregularity, and infrastructural presence, producing a sequence of thresholds, pauses, and zones of partial visibility.












































