Times of Malta published a nice review of the exhibition in Easter Sunday’s edition. Joseph Agius highlights the co-creative process and its effect:
This co-curated project entailed long discussions and workshops, fusing all the initial ideas of the artists together. The aim is to create a holistic experience for the viewer that goes beyond the notion of a collective, where several artists are presenting their work in isolation. The result here is a cohesive exhibition that showcases the interconnectedness of the artists’ works and provides a deeper understanding of their shared themes and concepts. This approach allows for an immersive and engaging experience for the audience.
Grateful for this recognition as it was a lengthy, exciting journey in which all participants learned from each other, resulting in a rich experience that was brought together with a lot of care. Thank you for this to all involved.
You can read the full article here and still visit the exhibition at Valletta Contemporary. Finissage is on the 6th of May.
And an interview by Valletta Contemporary about the exhibition can be found here
Rituals of Passage is supported by the Flemish Community, Sint Lucas Antwerpen – School of Arts, and Valletta Contemporary.
The exhibition that is currently on at Spazju Kreattiv gives a fine selection of what has happened at the residency in Gozo over the past 3 years. It was difficult to choose between the 27 projects that happened there, but I think Justin Galea and I managed to give a good idea of the excitement and the vibes that all these different artist brought to the Maltese Island.
In the last days of the exhibition I would like to leave a short reflection as a curator on collaboration and on the influence of a room on the final result. When Stefan and I started to develop the idea we had that particular space in mind as well as a selection of the current showcased works of art and hoped they would work together and create an interesting atmosphere together. The storyline we had in our head was vague, but pointing in a certain direction: a showcase of high level Maltese art in a Flemish ‘palazzo’-like setting in a year where Valletta would be one of the Cultural Capitals of Europe. We were able to convince the director of the space as well as the artists of our idea. What followed was a co-creation process between artists and curators. The title of the exhibition, the final storyline and the adaptation of the works to that context all happend in collaboration.
Ann Laenen 