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Tnessid: Showcasing Dissent Through Maltese Art

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Coming this June, Spazju Kreattiv is set to host Tnessid, a collaborative exhibition bringing together the innovative works of five artists from the University of Malta’s Master of Fine Arts in Digital Arts program.

‘Tnessid’, a wordplay on ‘dissent’, signifies the artists’ diverging perspectives from commonly held viewpoints, marking a challenge to conventional norms through art.

The exhibition includes the works of Aaron Sammut, Elena Said, Kristov Scicluna, Marvic Camilleri, and Ramona Borg. Each project presents an alternative perspective to widespread views, inviting viewers to reflect on such alternatives through their own experiences. Spanning various mediums from sculpture to drawing, installation, and sound, the exhibition also hosts works by a group of MA students in Digital Arts from the University of Greenwich, London.

Marvic Camilleri, a multidisciplinary visual artist, draws from her experience as a graphic designer and her passion for developing creative concepts. Her work, ‘Ariadne’s Thread’, explores themes of loss and memory, creating a space where past memories connect with the present using everyday objects associated with personal experiences.

Ramona Borg, with a background in visual arts and art education, uses her work ‘Sensing the Unseen’ to showcase social injustices. Her mixed-media installation presents humans as vessels, amalgamating feelings, moods, experiences, and narratives, offering an immersive experience that gives voice to the unseen and overlooked in society.

Kristov Scicluna’s ‘The Void of The Thunderhag’ brings to life the Scottish myth of ‘The Thunderhag’ using stop-motion hand-drawn animated vignettes. Kristov’s fascination with fantasy, darkness, and emotion crafts a narrative with a disturbing atmosphere, exploring the concept of erasure as a creative tool and allegory of memory.

Aaron Sammut combines traditional media with digital technology to create his piece ‘Mapping the Differences’. His project explores how people visualize landmarks or locations, using a collage of images acquired from the internet, AI-generated images, and his own photographs, mapping the town of Gzira, his birthplace.

Elena Said, whose artistry primarily resides in the intersection of technology with art, presents ‘DIN l-Art Ħelwa’. The interdisciplinary project translates data into different mediums to enhance effectiveness and encourage reflection, addressing the connection between humanity and nature in a local and global context.

‘Tnessid’ celebrates the diversity and dissent of thought, reflecting the artists’ unique interpretations of the world. It promises to be an exhibition that challenges, provokes thought, and encourages reflection in its viewers, marking a significant milestone in the artists’ journey in the field of digital arts.

What’s your opinion on this reflective approach to art?

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