Tali Navon
M y video works connect moments in time. The works connect the abstract and the concrete I test / check memories of the past in light of contemporary moments. ete: the abstract rules the domains where memories or dreams appear, relying upon sensations and feelings; the concrete contains various objects, such as an old book or a Snow White doll. I relate to this environment – an environment for growing( girls) – along with the realistic, contemporary, day-to-day environment. The works create a sort of“ encompassing format” or space in which I choose to present“ my world.” Observations happen from it – from inside out and from outside in. The 8 mm films that my father shot when I was a child( in the 1970s) are my raw material. The act of drawing( I draw) connected figures is a recurring motif in the works. The figures are from the world of childhood, but there is no doubt of their presence in the present. They rule the past, present, and future.
Tali Navon
Tali Navon’ s visual language is characterized by local themes based on her life in Tel Aviv so that her work appears anthropological in nature. Her work also explores universal themes. Major themes in her work include: autobiographical issues, Tel Aviv and Israeli history and contemporary culture, urbanism, collective memory, identity, femininity, motherhood and the fragility and innocence of childhood. This sense of fragility is common to all her works. She incorporates elements of drawing into her minimalist paintings( that are often indistinguishable from drawings), focusing on a limited number of human figures in mostly abstract environments. Using a few major colours, her palette is