Diana Tamane “Half-Love”

18.06.–16.10.2022

From 18 June the exhibition “Half-Love” can be visited in the Tartu Art Museum.

Half-Love explores the relationship between the artist Diana Tamane and her younger half-sister Elina. Exhibited here for the first time, this new body of work continues a long line of projects focused on her family, in which since 2010 Tamane has collaborated with members of her extended family, with photography at the heart of the conversation.

Beginning in 2008, the year of her sister’s birth, Tamane began taking photos of their shared time together. This ongoing project, when viewed in retrospect, traces the life of Elina from birth to the spring of 2022.

The use of this one fixed location in the project means the passing of time is evident both visually and metaphorically throughout the body of work, and several reoccurring motifs emerge. The greenhouse appears as a makeshift studio where each year a traditional portrait is taken, creating a timeline as Elina grows older.

Curator: Shoair Mavlian
Graphic design: Aleksandra Samulenkova
Exhibition co-ordinator: Kristlyn Liier

Supporter: Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Photoworks, State Culture Capital Foundation (Latvia)

The exhibition “Half-Love” will remain open in the Tartu Art Museum until 16 October.

Additional information:
Katrin Lõoke
Communications and Marketing Specialist
Tel: +372 5198 0660
E-mail: katrin.looke@tartmus.ee

Tartu Art Museum
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