Nationalmuseum für Archäologie, Valletta

Biografie

Named, 2018
Stickerei (Baumwollstoff und Faden)

Named replicates several human figurines displayed in situ. They are chosen by the artist because they have no clear gender. After outlining their body shapes with black thread, she also embroiders a fictional name with no clear gender on the back of the tissue. With this action, the artist questions the way scientists, anthropologists and historians explain the past, drawing attention to the ideological constructions behind such narratives.

Women Awake, 2018
Stickerei (Baumwollstoff und Faden)

Women Awake represents the floor plan of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Paola, creating a labyrinthine pattern wherein the artist symbolically seeks to awaken a meditative journey of self-knowledge. Embroidered in gold, a small shape appears in one of the spaces. It marks the exact place where the figurine of the Sleeping Lady was found. The artist refers to how the new consciousness and awakening that women can provide is needed for our existential and political journey.