LandEscape Art Review // Special Issue | Page 70

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