‘I Burnt My Kitchen Down’: Maria Wright’s Bold Debut On Rebuilding Through Art
Multidisciplinary artist, actor, and director Maria Wright will open her debut solo exhibition, I Burnt My Kitchen Down, on 13th November at 7:00pm at Sala San Filippo, Salesian Oratory, Senglea. The exhibition will run until 16th November, with free entrance to the public.
Hailing from Mellieħa, Wright draws inspiration from her 1980s childhood, transforming nostalgia and memory into mixed-media collages, paintings, clay sculptures, and performance pieces. Her work explores emotion through texture and storytelling, blending personal experience with universal themes of loss, resilience, and renewal.
Despite its striking title, I Burnt My Kitchen Down is not a literal confession but a metaphor for transformation and self-reclamation. Wright conceived the exhibition after experiencing personal loss, viewing destruction as a necessary prelude to rebuilding.
“I called it I Burnt My Kitchen Down because when that happens, you have no choice but to rebuild,” Wright explains. “And that’s what this exhibition is all about, rebuilding yourself.”
A highlight of the show includes a series of clay works created from material Wright has kept for over a decade. “I’ve carried this clay with me through every move for ten years,” she says. “I always knew I’d use it when the time was right, now it feels right.”
The exhibition also fulfills a personal promise Wright made to herself before turning forty: to share her art publicly for the first time. Encouraged by her community and life’s unpredictability, she steps into this moment with courage, honesty, and vulnerability.
The exhibition will be open to visitors on Thursday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, on Friday between 6:30pm and 9:00pm, on Saturday from 10:30am to 12:30pm and again from 5:00pm to 7:30pm, and on Sunday from 9:00am to 12:30pm
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