Sejjaħli B’Ismi: New Touring Exhibition Explores The Migrant’s Identity Beyond Labels
A new intercultural touring exhibition that kicked off last weekend in Valletta is all about exploring the migrant’s identity beyond societal labels.
Sejjaħli B’Ismi is a collective of four women who focus on celebrating the individual, no matter who this might be. In this first project, they are collaborating with the Jesuit Refugee Services and the Justice and Peace Commission with a special focus on migrants.
The three entities recently embarked on an intercultural project, commemorating the 20 years anniversary of the first major disembarkment of asylum seekers on Maltese shores.
“Through this exhibition we seek to celebrate individuality in all its facets, going beyond the obvious and beyond the labels,” the project description reads.
To make this project a success, a series of dialogue sessions were held between migrant and host communities, discussing various topics ranging from identity, to love, fears, and dreams.
This project was launched on 11th December, and is set to tour a number of parishes and higher education institutions, staying for one week in each location, to ensure that the project reaches a great number of viewers.
From 12th to 15th December, the exhibition will be shown at the Knisja Nawfraġju San Pawl in Valletta, from 7am to noon and from 5pm to 6.30pm.
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The exhibition will be made up of 10 life-size three-dimensional structures in the form of a prism, allowing the viewer to walk ‘around’ the participants as if standing there in real life, and seeing them from their various angles.
The final 11th prism will allow the viewer to look within the structure and see oneself in a number of mirrors, assisting the visitors to reflect on the many things he/she is.
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