Themed "White Sea Olive Groves", the biennale explores main socio-political themes through temporary installations in a celebration of contemporary art.
Most of the exhibitions take place in Malta's capital city, Valletta and the Three Cities with others taking place in Victoria and Xagħra, in Gozo. The Malta Biennale welcomes 80 artists from 23 countries whose work ranges from painting and drawing to installation, sculpture and video. Artists participating include Ibrahim Mahama, Laure Prouvost, Tania Bruguera, Sofie Muller and Anna Calleja to name a few.
Sofie Muller, The Clean Room
The themes , Can You Sea?: The Mediterranean as a political body, Decolonising Malta: Polyphony Is Us, The Counterpower of Piracy and The Matriarchive of the Mediterranea, of this year’s inaugural edition are inspired by Malta’s geographical location and history and focus on the country’s relationship with its colonial past, Mediterranean politics, piracy and matriarchy.
"Maltabiennale.art aims to engage a diverse demographic, claiming public spaces with arresting interventions, with the scope of providing a key for the public to discover the complex of works and discourse" - Sofia Baldi Pighi, artistic director
More information on www.maltabiennale.art
Main Image :Cuban artist Tania Bruguera installed a powerful piece of art as part of the Malta Biennale, shedding light on the reality of migration in the Mediterranean.
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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