Tamar Dresdner Art Projects

31/05/2019

As Long As the Thread Enables Us, Batia Shani's solo exhibition at Hapelech 6 Tel Aviv.
1.6 11-17
2.6 11-17
Curated by Tamar Dresdner

19/04/2018

Scraps of metal fence serve as the basis for a wall piece in Batia Shani’s installation A Prison of a Secret. The metal is covered by another layer of an archetypical house made of carboard, like a sign of a house, on which the artist placed unwoven children’s vests. These vests were originally knitted to wrap and protect the child who will wear them, to keep him warm. But something went wrong –unwoven and damaged, they can no longer serve their purpose. The mixture of materials that juxtaposes the cold, metallic material with the soft and warm wool, separated by the cardboard, creates a system of opposites.
The association between the female body and trauma is a recurring theme in Shani’s art, but in a Prison of a Secret she touches on domestic violence, focusing particularly on violence against women and children. In families where children are not the victims of direct violence and the mother is subjected to physical and emotional abuse, the children who witness it are also severely affected by psychological damage, which in the future will cause some of them to repeat violent patterns in their own families. The imperative of silence, so often imposed on the victims, exacerbates the trauma.
The installation includes punching bags wrapped in embroidered garments, which hang alongside women’s undergarment that were also embroidered by the artist. The ph***ic punching bags, usually identified with a predominately masculine sport, also function as an image of a battered woman, creating a duality of femininity and masculinity in one object.
In these works, Batia Shani uses clothes that were worn and still carry the memory of the body, and pieces of used fabrics on which she embroiders images and texts that simulate blood, bruises and cuts. Using a technique of embroidery, unraveling, and defacement, the needle cuts and pierces the fabric on the one hand, but also mends and opens a passage for air, breathing, and hope on the other hand.

19/04/2018

Fresh Paint Art Fair, 10th edition April 26-29
Merkaz Hayeridim Tel Aviv
Visit us at our booth #8
Presenting a solo installation of Batia Shani

19/04/2018

EXPO CHICAGO 2017
FOOD CHAIN PROJECT
TAMAR DRESDNER ART PROJECTS presenting ITAMAR GILBOA

16/07/2017

25/06/2017

Save the date! Food Chain Project by Itamar Gilboa at the special projects section of EXPO CHICAGO 2017 September 13-17 at Navy Pier. Curated by Tamar Dresdner Art Projects

02/03/2017

Our booth A6 at VOLTA NY with Batia Shani's beautiful works on paper. Come & visit us at pier 90 on 50th st & 12th ave

16/02/2017

http://ny.voltashow.com/exhibitors/list/tamar-dresdner-art-projects-tel-aviv/batia-shani/

's work. In light of the growing awareness of environmental issues, several global brands in the fashion industry have also started working with used cloths. The fabric remnants that she uses carry the history of her family, as some are shreds of clothing worn by her family members and by herself.

16/02/2017

Batia Shani, Untitled 2016, mixed media @ Tamar Dresdner Art Projects booth A06 @ VOLTA NY
If you happen to be in NY, come visit us

08/02/2017

Batia Shani, Self Portrait, mixed media on paper, 2016

08/02/2017

Batia Shani, Self Portrait 2016, mixed media on paper

09/12/2016

Save the date! Tamar Dresdner Art Project will participate in VOLTA NY this coming March. This will be our 5th time with VOLTA ART FAIR, both in Basel & in NY