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Dimensions: 20cm x 15cm x 15cm Date of the work: 2019-2023 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) Before completing Fjur, Tabone created a hand-held version of the central shape within that structure. These initial explorations led to the creation of Fjur, and the earlier study was set aside in her Salford studio. She mentioned these …
Dimensions: 48cm x 21cm x 45cm Date of the work: 2022 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) Along with the deep dive into the feminist reimagining of prehistoric female figurines, Tabone chose to take a closer look at other visual aspects of the contexts in which the main artifacts that attracted her were created. Bowls …
Dimensions: 25.5cm x 8cm on 5.5cm base Date of the work: 2020 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Art+Feminism (2020); Prestorjha (2023) A small delicate structure developed from prehistoric vulvic self-images. The vulva in that context is presented as the source of (re)birth and regeneration. It also relates to the most archetypal coiled symbols – water, life, …
Date of the work: 2023 Medium: Vending machine* and mixed media Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) The commodification of culture as well as the commercialisation of objects as tourist experiences clearly caught the artist’s attention when she created Magna tal-Arti. This is an installation consisting of a vending machine that dispenses limited-edition objects Tabone created to …
Dimensions: 109cm x 39cm Date of the work: 2023 Medium: Plexiglass (back-silvered) Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) This work is an example of how Tabone prefers to leave ample room for the imagination of anyone who experiences her work to roam free and make whatever associations they see fit, rather than only the ones that she …
Dimensions: 64.5cm x 39cm x 23cm Date of the work: 2022 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) Fragmentology is not a term associated with prehistory. Perhaps this is because prehistory is primarily made up of fragments, and the further back in time the objects come from the more fragmented they are likely to be. This …
(produced in collaboration with Alex Attard) Date of the work: 2023 Medium: Digital photography on three LCD screens Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) As work on the Prestorjha series developed, the Ninfa figure took on an iconic quality for the solo exhibition on the theme of reimagining prehistoric female figures from a feminist perspective. Tabone’s take …
Dimensions: 300cm x 135cm x 105cm Date of the work: 2023 Medium: Inflatable PVC and digital sound Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) Working on the idea that prehistoric figurines are didactic aides made by women based on their own bodies, Tabone has spent about four years exploring ways to interpret this idea in a contemporary context. …
Date of the work: 2018 Medium: Intimate performance for single channel video (& limited edition prints)Exhibition history: Trasparenza (2022); Prestorjha (2023) Working with Ġismi [item 24] just before the Spazju Kreattiv exhibition in 2020, the artist saw that the piece was suitable for performance work. This is entitled Not Venus and presented as a work …
Dimensions: 46.6cm x 59cm x 28cm Date of the work: 2020 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Art+Feminism (2020); Prestorjha (2023) Part of the artist’s research process for her PreHerstory series, included close observation of relevant artefacts held by Heritage Malta and in other collections around the world. This led Tabone to observe that Neolithic women may …