Claudia Marchetti Returns to Painting with Ojuara at Zipper Galeria
After a two-decade break, Claudia Marchetti returns to painting with her exhibition O Vaso de Ojuara, which is on display at Zipper Galeria in São Paulo from October 8 to December 18. The show highlights Ojuara, a magical caiçara girl representing resilience, and includes pieces such as Mar de Lama (2026), which alludes to the São Paulo landslides of 2023, and Rede de Peixe (2026), featuring fishing nets. Additional series comprise Serpente Vermelha (2026) and Chorar sobre o Leite Derramado (2026), characterized by a restricted color scheme. Memórias Arqueológicas (2025) presents jars that symbolize wombs. Marchetti's literary work, Ojuara – A Chuva na Mata Atlântica (2026), discusses environmental issues impacting coastal communities, while the exhibition itself questions domination and delves into alternative narratives.
Key facts
- Claudia Marchetti returns to painting after a 20-year absence from exhibitions.
- The exhibition O Vaso de Ojuara is on view from October 8 to December 18 at Zipper Galeria in São Paulo.
- The central character Ojuara is a caiçara girl with magical powers who leads resistance among traditional coastal communities.
- The character originated from images of a clay vase with three eggs that hatched into snakes, symbolizing healing, wisdom, eternity, rebirth, and fertility.
- The painting Mar de Lama (2026) references the 2023 landslides on the São Paulo coast caused by record rainfall.
- The series Chorar sobre o Leite Derramado (2026) uses modular compositions with a restricted palette of turquoise, red, and white.
- Marchetti's book Ojuara – A Chuva na Mata Atlântica was published by Arteedições and seloceleste in 2026.
- The exhibition draws on Ursula K. Le Guin's "carrier bag theory of fiction," which posits the vessel as the natural form of the novel.
Entities
Artists
- Claudia Marchetti
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Institutions
- Zipper Galeria
- Arteedições
- seloceleste
Locations
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Mata Atlântica