Laura Tabakman
It left a hole in her, 2003
Polymer clay, steel wire (woven), silk 17” x 7” x 6 1/2"
An homage to my mother who lost her battle.
Laura Tabakman
Trapped inside, 2003
Polymer clay, steel wire (woven), cheese cloth 27” x 12 1/2” x 12 1/2"
Feelings isolated, trapped inside my head.
Laura Tabakman
Untouchable, 2002
Polymer clay, steel wire (woven) 18” x 6 ½” x 3”
Sometimes you need to put on your prickly armor.
Laura Tabakman
Por el mundo – Out in the world again, 2021
Polymer clay, steel wire, embroidery floss 3" x 24"
During a year in quarantine, dreaming of being out in the world again. A found doll traveled with me in our former reality. Photographing her was an exercise in seeing the world to which I now wish to return. I embrace the challenge of combining traditional techniques like embroidery and bookbinding with contemporary ones like digital photography, digital manipulation and printing on non-traditional materials (polymer clay).
Laura Tabakman
On the path, 2019
Silk organza and cotton fabrics, recycled tablecloth 54" x 33"
A found doll, it functions as a witness. This doll travels with me; photographing her immersed in different places forces me to observe the world from a different point of view. The piece is digitally printed on three layers, cotton for the bottom one and translucent silk organza for the two top ones; it is then mounted on a recycled tablecloth.
Laura Tabakman
Fighting my demons, 2019
Silk organza and cotton fabrics, recycled tablecloth 27" x 34"
A found doll, it functions as a witness. This doll travels with me; photographing her immersed in different places forces me to observe the world from a different point of view. The piece is digitally printed on three layers, cotton for the bottom one and translucent silk organza for the two top ones; it is then mounted on a recycled tablecloth.
Laura Tabakman
Confined, 2019
Silk organza and cotton fabrics, recycled tablecloth 27" x 34"
A found doll, it functions as a witness. This doll travels with me; photographing her immersed in different places forces me to observe the world from a different point of view. The piece is digitally printed on three layers, cotton for the bottom one and translucent silk organza for the two top ones; it is then mounted on a recycled tablecloth.
Laura Tabakman
Get your laws off my body, 2022
Silk organza and cotton fabric 21.5” x 17”
A found doll, it functions as a witness. This doll travels with me; photographing her immersed in different cities forces me to observe the world re-framing my point of view. The streets talk and express the sentiment of its people, their demands, hopes and desires. The piece is created with printed layers of translucent silk organza and cotton fabrics, those layers relate to the layers of graffiti covering the city walls.
Laura Tabakman
Dali’s Tree – Laura Tabakman, 2008
Altered photograph, digitally printed on silk with seeds. 31” x 40” x 10”
Laura Tabakman
Found and lost in the city – Laura Tabakman, 2019
Silk and cotton fabrics, embroidery floss Digitally photograph altered, printed on fabric, embroidered and assembled with the bojagi technique. 8”x8”x8”
