ĠISIMNA

Dimensions: 50cm x 22cm x 24cm Date of the work: 2020 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Art+Feminism (2020); Prestorjha (2023) Ġisimna (2020) is the first substantial plexiglass work Tabone developed from her research into the theme of looking at prehistoric female figures from a feminist perspective. When you first see this work, it may remind you …

PRE-HERSTORY

Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds Date of the work: 2018 Medium: Single channel video Exhibition history: Art+Feminism (2020); Prestorjha (2023) Tabone started researching the female figure in prehistoric art around the same time she was working on Reverse Nostalgia in 2018/2019. Pre- Herstory is a video art piece that introduces this initial interest in this …

BRAHMANI

Medium: Inflatable plastic, carpet, and projected lightExhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) During the process of developing a three-meter-tall inflatable PVC sculpture called Ninfa working with the visualization design company Solid Eye, Tabone became very interested in the use of inflatable objects in art contexts. Through her research on the subject, she was offered an inflatable sphere …

ORAKLU

Dimensions: 72cm x 65cm x 6.5cm Date of the work: 2022 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Prestorjha (2023) When she created Oraklu, Tabone was evidently still within the same exploratory mindset informing the notions driving Prestorjha. This work is a portal to another world, whether temporal, spatial, or mystical. In it she deploys the dominant oval …

NAKED DATA

Date of the work: 2022 Medium: PlexiglassWikidata data visualisation and single channel video – duration: 1 minute 35 secondsData sonification – duration: 5 minutesExhibition history: DHRA 2022: Stanley Picker Gallery – Kingson, London, Prestorjha- Spazju Kreattiv- Malta 2023 After exploring a small number of datasets, Tabone chose to focus on prehistoric female figurines held by …

OM

Dimensions: 29cm x 26cm x 1cm Date of the work: 2015 Medium: Plexiglass and acrylics Exhibition history: Mara at Palazzo Pereira, Valletta (2015) as hanging object; Ostrale 2019 Contemporary Art Biennale as freestanding object Current location: Private Collection (Dresden) Throughout her early body of work, Tabone provides opportunities for engagement through a feminist perspective. Temptation …

GĀNBĒI

Dimensions: 51.5cm x 18cm x 42cm Date of the work: 2017 Medium: Plexiglass Exhibition history: Buon Giorno Cermica – Gabriel Caruana Foundation (2017); Malta Parliament (2017); Ministry of Gozo (2018); Malta International Airport Skyparks (2018); Trasparenza (2022) Gānbēi is another work presented as part of the series seen during the 2018 Inspired in China touring …

MY RIDDLE

Dimensions: 10.5 cm x 8cm (diameter) Date of the work: 2017 Medium: Plexiglass and indelible ink Exhibition history: Malta Parliament (2017); Ministry of Gozo (2018); Malta International Airport Skyparks (2018); Trasparenza (2022) There are two types of riddles: enigmas and allegories. Traditionally, riddles have been held to have a single correct statement solving the puzzle …

V

Dimensions: 15.5cm x 21 cm x 7cm Date of the work: 2019 Medium: Plexiglass and acrylics Exhibition history: Trasparenza (2022) Artists are commonly known to say that they have a hard time parting with some of their works as they are acquired by private collectors. This may have been the case for Tabone with OM …

IL-BISKUTTINI TAL-LEWŻ

Date of the work: 2021 Medium: Almonds, digital photos, and recorded voice Exhibition history: Exhibited permanently online since 2021 through Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art – Manchester (UK) The Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown periods in 2020 and 2021 had a significant impact on Tabone’s output and exhibition plans over this period. Despite this, …