Set up in the space of ArTheoria, Milan, Andrea Benetti‘s “Prehistoric Wave” exhibition features works created using pigments that were used 40,000 years ago by a prehistoric artist to paint five stones discovered during the archaeological excavation of the Fumane Cave. The pigments were provided and certified by the University of Ferrara, which oversaw and conducted the archaeological research. With this exhibition, Andrea Benetti creates an imaginary bridge between the genesis of art and its contemporary expression. Thus, the “Prehistoric Wave” project was born, created in collaboration with the Department of the Arts at the University of Bologna and the Department of Biology and Evolution at the University of Ferrara. With this collection, Benetti highlights the parallel between today’s visual communication—based on iconography and the extreme simplification of signs—and aspects of the symbolism inherent in Cave painting.