Flavia Fabbriziani's 'Habitar a paisagem' Opens at Galeria 18

On August 5, 2026, Galeria 18 in São Paulo opens the solo exhibition 'Habitar a paisagem' by Brazilian artist Flavia Fabbriziani, curated by Jurandy Valença. The show features over twenty works, including paintings and assemblages, that explore landscape, memory, and perception. Rather than depicting specific places, Fabbriziani's pieces convey how landscapes are assimilated by the viewer, using nature as a reference to investigate perceptual nuances. Her images remain in a state between stability and recognition, reflecting how the world persists in memory. Curator Jurandy Valença links the works to philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty's ideas, suggesting that painting exists between observer and object rather than copying the world. The exhibition emphasizes a contemplative experience, where the sensory relationship of light, matter, and gesture invites viewers to perceive not a portrait of nature but a representation of how one might perceive it. Fabbriziani builds landscapes through color fields and layered paint that is overlaid, washed, gouged, or erased, balancing figuration and abstraction. In her assemblages, poetry and painted papers reference the habit of pressing flowers in books, drawing parallels between remembering and the passage of time. The exhibition runs through September 5, 2026, at Rua Simpatia 23, Vila Madalena, São Paulo, with free admission.