Norberg Hall

𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣ continues until June 27⁣
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𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞⁣
𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗜𝗢⁣
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In this new body of work, Taal meditates on the poiesis of caves and stalagmite formations, rendering subterranean worlds that feel both ancient and intimately human. Through dense surfaces of graphite and moments of quiet luminosity, the works trace the subconscious terrain of the self, inviting viewers into a space where the body, the spirit, the earth, and the unknown become inseparable.⁣ ⁣
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𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦 ⁣
2026⁣
graphite on paper⁣
13 3/4 x 11 in.⁣
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𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣ | Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣ ⁣
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“These engravings pre-date most of the identified cave paintings in the world by 20,000–30,000 years. Cave paintings in El Castillo, Spain (40,000 BC), Coliboaia, Romania (32,000 BC), Chauvet, France (30,000 BC) and Nawarla Gabarnmang, Australia (28,000 BC) are highly regarded for the legibility of the animals and people depicted, the perceived narrative structure of their compositions, and the sophisticated use of tools and pigments. They have been touted as evidence of Homo sapiens’ great leap forward into “behavioural modernity,” during which our species superseded earlier hominids. These figurative paintings have influenced disciplines such as archeology and anthropology to associate human consciousness, intelligence and culture with figurative representation.⁣
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The Roche-Cotard engravings are currently attributed to Neanderthals, and some researchers have described the compositions as abstract art. This one of the few—if not the first—time, that Neanderthals have been identified as artists—a status previously reserved for sapiens. When the two species coexisted, visual markings made by the former are assumed to plagiarize the culture of the latter. However, the works at La Roche-Cotard pre-date sapiens habitation in the region by about 20,000 years. These independent symbolic gestures imbue archaic humans with advanced cognition previously assumed to solely belong to sapiens. However, their designation still denigrates toolless abstraction as an image-making strategy that belongs to premodern humans…” continue reading online.⁣
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🪨TONIGHT🪨 | 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗟⁣
Combined, Collapsed, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵⁣
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𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Fri May 22 | 4 - 6 pm⁣
𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Artist in attendance ⁣
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𝗘𝗫𝗛𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 May 22 - Jun 27, 2026⁣
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Exhibition text by Amy Kazymerchyk, Writer & Curator, Pale Fire⁣
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“In 2023, a series of engravings discovered inside La Roche-Cotard cave in France’s Loire Valley were dated approximately 60,000 years old. The finding consists of discrete clusters of scratches, thought to be made by fingers. One composition is a rectangle of loosely parallel lines that fan out along the top and sides. Another set comprises long tubular forms, organized in a similar rectangular shape. A third is made up of long squirmy tubes, tiny circles and distorted ovals that are spaced out in more erratic and irregular patterns…” continue reading online.⁣
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