Laura Tabakman
The Heiress installation – Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress, photograph, embroidery floss, sewing machine needles, bobbins, paper clips, buttons, paper bills (money), typed paper (on a typewriter), buttons, acupuncture needles. 30”x 80”
"The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- Wedding Day Photograph -Laura Tabakman and Silvia, 2020
Photograph, embroidery floss. 11”x12”
Looking to the future. Photograph from wedding album. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- Guiding precepts -Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress, typed paper (on a typewriter), acupuncture needles, paper clips. 6.5” x 20”
He collected proverbs to follow so they would have a good life, but never did. Paper cut and woven using the acupuncture needles as weft. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- Pectoral -Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress, sewing machine needles and its packages. 14” x 17”
Thorny, a defense mechanism. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- SiLan Textile Mill Inc. -Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress lace, bobbins, acupuncture needles. 7” x 8”
Family business. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- SiLan Textile Mill Inc. -Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series- Money rules- Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress, paper bills (old Argentinean money), repurposed jewelry findings. 11.5” x 11.5”
The accountant. Spun paper bills sewn to the fabric and finished with pieces of old jewelry. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
The Heiress series – Bliss – Laura Tabakman and Silvia Tabakman, 2020
Repurposed wedding dress, embroidery floss, image transfer. 5” x 12.5”
A mother of two. Image transfer of family photograph on dress fabric. "The Heiress" installation is the result of the collaboration of two sisters who give new life to their mother's wedding dress as a place of memory. The series of textile jewelry is created through the deconstruction of a dress that transcends materiality and gives rise to a narrative. Each piece tells something about the life of a woman born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 1930s in a family working in the textile industry, who built her identity through her profession as an accountant. Each piece in the series marks milestones of her life: the beginnings of her own family, her profession, motherhood, illness, dissatisfaction; dark and bright moments of a life interpreted by her two daughters almost six decades after the wedding. Most of the materials used in this series were found at our childhood home, collected during her lifetime. As we assembled the pieces, the fabric was sewn together with the memories and stories being told.
Laura Tabakman
Dali’s Tree – Laura Tabakman, 2008
Altered photograph, digitally printed on silk with seeds. 31” x 40” x 10”
Laura Tabakman
Delicate Formations I – Laura Tabakman, 2015
Cyanotype on paper, silk and cotton fabrics layered and stitched. 15”x 22”
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”
