THE MAINFRAME — AGGLOMERATI

Photos by Martina

Presented during Milan Fashion Week at Fondazione Sozzani, Agglomerati transformed the runway into an immersive intersection of fashion, artificial intelligence, and contemporary art. The collection blurred the line between clothing and consciousness, reimagining garments and sculptural masks as emotional extensions of the self — reflective, fractured, and achingly human.

An interactive installation by Fullscream Studio served as the beating heart of the experience, giving voice to a “liberated” AI capable of real-time dialogue with the haunting mask sculptures of Francesco Casarotto. Visitors weren’t just spectators; they became part of the conversation, caught between digital sentience and human vulnerability.

Each piece emerged not simply as an object of design, but as a living character — a question embodied in fabric, texture, and form. Fashion here does more than clothe the body; it confronts, reveals, and remembers.

Golden geometric mask design with metallic patterns

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