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Month: June 2018

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Exiled Homes

Exiled Homes is an anthropological and artistic project supported by Valletta 2018 Foundation. It aims to understand and shed light on the ways through which foreign home care workers (employees) and Maltese older persons (employers) integrate within the domestic space.

The impact of demographic ageing within the EU is significant, with low birth rates and higher life expectancy. Malta is no exception to this trend. During the past decades, the Maltese Islands underwent a significant change in the care of the elderly at home through the employment of Filipino carers/helpers.The project will assess the cohabitation of strangers under the same roof through the collection and understanding of the narratives of Filipino carers and older Maltese persons. The ‘mutual collaboration’ that aids both the carer and the older person to feel more integrated in their daily life, will be also expressed and rendered visible through the production of manufactured artwork by the Filipino carers and the older Maltese persons.An artistic exhibition, which will be led by the artists Aglaia Haritz and Abdelaziz Zerrou, will take place in 2018. During the event, the creations produced throughout the project will be presented to the audience.A book, with the project outcomes, will also be published in 2018.

The exhibition will be held at  The Mill – Art, Culture and Crafts Centre in Birkirkara and opens on the 20th June. The exhibition is open to the public from the 22nd June to the 13th July and is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Details in the poster below:

 

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A significant change in home-based care for the elderly has taken place on the Maltese Islands over the past decades through the employment of Filipino carers and helpers. This project explores the stories of Filipino caretakers and their employers, whilst illustrating the power that art can have in passing on a political message to the public.

An art exhibition led by artists Aglaïa Haritz and Abdelaziz Zerrou highlights the experiences collected throughout the project, which are also set to be published in 2018. By gathering the stories of vulnerable groups on the Islands, Exiled Homes brings out the differences and similarities between the lives of Maltese and Filipino people, fostering tolerance and intercultural collaboration.

Darrin Zammit-Lupi huwa fotografu għal reuters, magħruf l-aktar għax-xogħol tiegħu fuq l-immigrazzjoni li milux gie mogħti l-premju tal-Mediterranean Award for Journalists għax-xoghol li għamel meta kien fuq il-vapur tal-MOAS, Phoenix għal ħames ġimghat.

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World Refugee Day

20 June 2018 was World Refugee Day and to commemorate this day several events have been organized. Over the course of history, people have moved to other countries for many reasons: survival, hunger, persecution, climate change, and a new future. Sometimes they even move for love. Without migration and travel, the Mediterranean wouldn’t be what it is today: a region with a rich array of cultural backgrounds and heritage.

The Maltese poet Antoine Cassar wrote a poem about this theme, called Map of the Mediterranean. This poem moved Malta-based composer Luc Houtkamp (compositions, electronics and woodwinds; project leader) along with Guy Harries (compositions, vocals, flute, electronics) and Tom Armitage (keyboards) so deeply that they’ve created a show around the theme of migration in time for World Refugee Day. As Antoine Cassar recites his own poem, the experimental ensemble perform newly composed songs about migration, the Mediterranean Sea and the current refugee crises.

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Map of the Mediterranean

Map of the Mediterranean: We visited Moari and saw the Map of the Mediterranean performance.

Without migration and travel, the Mediterranean wouldn’t be what it is today: a region with a rich array of cultural backgrounds and heritage. Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture POW Ensemble

Over the course of history, people have moved to other countries for many reasons: survival, hunger, persecution, climate change, and a new future. Sometimes they even move for love. Without migration and travel, the Mediterranean wouldn’t be what it is today: a region with a rich array of cultural backgrounds and heritage. The Maltese poet Antoine Cassar wrote a poem about this theme, called Map of the Mediterranean. This poem moved Malta-based composer Luc Houtkamp (compositions, electronics and woodwinds; project leader) along with Guy Harries (compositions, vocals, flute, electronics) and Tom Armitage (keyboards) so deeply that they’ve created a show around the theme of migration in time for World Refugee Day. As Antoine Cassar recites his own poem, the experimental ensemble perform newly composed songs about migration, the Mediterranean Sea and the current refugee crises.

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DSI FAIR 2018 // Digital transformation for a better society

The ambition of the DSI Fair 2018 is to create a space for all these players to gather and align on priorities and key directions shaping the European research and innovation agenda.

The DSI Fair 2018 will offer a rich program featuring an international conference, focused workshops, networking and hands-on sessions. The line-up of speakers includes experts and practitioners, as well as policy makers and civil society players.

This event will specifically provide opportunities to discuss how initiatives tackling social and environmental challenges in Europe and beyond are at the core of realising a more secure, trusted, inclusive and participatory Next Generation Internet. It will also provide the opportunity to promote how a number of advanced technologies (blockchains, decentralised data protection, artificial intelligence, etc.) and EC-driven initiatives, like the 5MEuro blockhain Prize, can help realising a more secure and trusted Digital Single Market.

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Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Adnan presented the after.video book at the DCAC conference in Corfu, Greece.

The International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges will be held in Corfu (Greece) and is hosted by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts (Ionian University).

The aim of the conference is to bring together technology, art and culture in the Digital Era, as well as to provide a forum on current research and applications incorporating technology, art and culture in the Digital Era.

Researchers, artists and scholars are encouraged to participate in the discussion about the interaction between interdisciplinary creativity, technology, arts and culture. Authors are invited to present original papers for oral or poster presentation in the fields of New Media Arts and Digital Culture.