Tali Navon
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
As an artist , I cannot and do not wish to force the viewer to do something , though I would be happy if my work were to have an impact on the viewer . The Janco Dada Museum in northern Israel displayed an installation I created in which a video work connects to an environment in which the viewer can experience a utopia of sorts . It too connects nature to human nature .
I do think that connecting to the inner self is a beneficial process . Through all my years of work , I have found that the deeper I go into myself , the more I succeed to reach a broader audience that is touched by my work and identifies with it .
There are a lot of reminders of childhood in your video It ' s There . How do you see the relationship between memory and time ? which you choose to present “ your world .” Would you elaborate on this aspect of your practice for our readers ? In particular , do you think that your practice would establish a channel of communication between the inner self and the outside ?
It ’ s There does indeed include scenes from my childhood , but it is not actually related to memory for me since I do not remember anything from when I was two or three years old . This work utilizes slides and 8 mm films that my father made during that period of my life and that I am analyzing and addressing now as an adult . The 8 mm films my father created when I was a child also are part of an installation that I displayed in the Israel Museum ’ s exhibition , “ Happy Birthday .” Examining this material from my childhood provides me with insights about interfamilial relations , such as what a mother , father or sister was then and what it means to me today . It also enables me to better understand how I function today as an individual , as a parent and as a member of a complex , interdependent society .