Marta Roberti's Hybrid Creatures at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery
Marta Roberti (Brescia, 1977) presents drawings on Yunnan paper, embroidered in India using the Kashmir chain-stitch method, at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery in Rome. The series 'S'io mi intuassi come tu t'inmii' merges Dante's Divine Comedy with zoomorphic female figures—Harpies, a Centaur, a Minotaur, and Lucifera—blending animal nature with the feminine. The artist also draws on Indian deities Durga and Sheetala, who embody both destruction and healing. In 'Lotus goddesses,' these deities are depicted with animals: a multi-armed woman balances on a lion, another rides a bull, while others ride a crow and a donkey. Roberti's technique uses carbon paper and oil pastel on Yunnan paper, creating a translucent, fibrous surface where hybrid beings emerge like mirages. The exhibition runs in 2022 at the gallery in Rome.
Key facts
- Marta Roberti was born in Brescia in 1977.
- The exhibition is at Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery in Rome.
- Drawings are on Yunnan paper and embroidered in India using Kashmir chain-stitch.
- The series 'S'io mi intuassi come tu t'inmii' references Dante's Divine Comedy.
- Works feature hybrid female-animal figures like Harpies, Centaur, Minotaur, and Lucifera.
- Indian deities Durga and Sheetala inspire the 'Lotus goddesses' series.
- Deities are shown riding a lion, bull, crow, and donkey.
- Roberti uses carbon paper and oil pastel for a distinctive translucent effect.
Entities
Artists
- Marta Roberti
- Giorgia Basili
Institutions
- Z2O Sara Zanin Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Brescia
- Yunnan
- India
- Kashmir