z2o Sara Zanin
Via Alessandro Volta, 34 - 00153 Rome
Via Baccio Pontelli 16, 1st Floor – 00153 Rome
Presentation of the gallery
Founded in 2006 in the center of Rome by Sara Zanin, z2o initially opened in a space near the Colosseum, then later relocated to a historic venue by Piazza Navona.
In 2024 the gallery moved to its current 150 m² industrial-style space at Via Alessandro Volta 34, Testaccio, a district with deep cultural roots and a more authentic urban fabric, offering the gallery more room for ambitious exhibitions and research-based projects.
Parallel to its main location, z2o runs z2o Project a dedicated research and residency space for artists, conceived to host site-specific work, long-term production and curatorial experimentation.
z2o’s programme centres on artistic experimentation and research, often addressing socio-anthropological themes, global and cultural processes, identity, space, architecture, nature, and the artist’s role as observer and commentator of contemporary phenomena.
z2o Sara Zanin thus positions itself as a dynamic cultural agent bridging Italian and international contemporary art, committed to promoting both emerging and established practices through a refined curatorial vision and a commitment to quality and cross-cultural dialogue.
Présentation du projet
We propose a presentation that brings together five distinct yet complementary practices, offering the French audience a focused glimpse into our program. Marta Roberti, Tomoe Hikita, and Adelisa Selimbašić explore the representation of the female and queer body through an expanded idea of drawing: Roberti reimagines myth and goddess iconography through an ecofeminist lens; Hikita investigates the perceptual and poetic potential of drawing between reality and imagination; Selimbašić examines the body as a site of intimacy and collective identity, drawing on food culture, social media, and daily rituals.
In parallel, Jacopo Rinaldi and Ekaterina Panikanova use drawing to reflect on memory and history. Rinaldi activates archives and documents to reveal shifting meanings, while Panikanova transforms old books into layered palimpsests where drawings intersect with traces of past readers.
Together, these five artists push the boundaries of drawing, embracing it as a tool for research, storytelling, and transformation, and reflecting our gallery’s commitment to experimental practices and urgent contemporary narratives.
