Dimensions: 24cm x 8cm x 20 cm
Date of the work: 2017
Medium: Plexiglass
Exhibition history: Malta Parliament (2017); Ministry of Gozo (2018); Malta International Airport Skyparks (2018); Trasparenza (2022)
Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope is a delicate example of Enrique Tabone’s work with translucent materials that exploring shapes from nature. Through the interplay of light and nature, the decorative perspective of this work echoes similar artifacts seen across various parts of Guizhou during the artist’s visit to the province in 2017. Here, for the first time since she used transparent plexiglass for Temptation (2009), she adds translucent red plexiglass to her signature transparent medium.
Traditions are among the things that are likely to draw a visitor’s attention when visiting countries like China where elements of intangible cultural heritage are deeply embedded in everyday life. Red is a most auspicious colour in Chinese culture. It is a bold choice, but one made rather effectively, particularly for Where Flowers Bloom So Does Hope.
