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Postal Machine Decision Part 1

Logistics defines itself as a procedure in which every exception from the rule and every error are part of the plan. Frictionless transport means sophisticated planning and optimized processes. The work OSTL HINE ECSION (Postal Machine Decision Part 1), by the Swiss collective !Mediengruppe Bitnik seeks out the imperfections in the logistic systems in which nowadays computers calculate nearly all necessary decisions. To do so 21 packages were shipped out from Berlin via the logistics services provider DHL Express. Each package was, however, given two delivery addresses: one in Halle (Saale) and one in Brussels.


The work experiments with a decision-making process that was never intended and references the work The Postman’s Choice by Ben Vautier from the year 1965 in which a postal worker decides where a postcard that has two delivery addresses is finally to be sent. As it was back then, the standard rule in digital shipping operations is that for every shipping unit there must be one sender and one clear recipient. In between these two the logistics system works mechanically by means of barcodes, scanners and programmed directives. Autonomous judgements based on the same source information also remind us of Buridan’s ass and its dilemma, providing insights into a system that usually works invisibly.

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Do-It-Yourself Technologies for Action and Empowerment

Adnan Hadzi presented the boattr.uk computer book during the Mazi Symposium.

The MAZI project is concluding at the end of 2018. To mark the occasion we are inviting you to join us as we celebrate our achievements, share our stories and the lessons we learned, and perhaps most importantly, to discuss what should happen next. The symposium will present case studies from our pilot studies in Berlin, Zurich, London and northern Greece, along with talks by invited speakers. Building on the context of our own MAZI experiences, we will broaden out the debate with perspectives from outside the project.

SYMPOSIUM: Do-It-Yourself Technologies for Action and Empowerment: Stories, practice and perspectives

The MAZI project is developing a toolkit for building local, community wireless networks using Raspberry Pis.

The MAZI EU project is concluding at the end of 2018. To mark the occasion we are inviting you to join us as we celebrate our achievements, share our stories and the lessons we learned, and perhaps most importantly, to discuss what should happen next. The symposium will present case studies from our pilot studies in Berlin, Zurich, London and northern Greece, along with talks by invited speakers. Building on the context of our own MAZI experiences, we will broaden out the debate with perspectives from outside the project.

Themes: #WiFi-networking #RaspberryPi #DigitalArts #CommunityEngagement #Making-Hacking

The symposium (18th October) will present case studies from our pilot studies in Berlin, Zurich, London and northern Greece, along with talks by invited speakers. Building on the context of our own MAZI experiences, we will broaden out the debate with perspectives from outside the project.

Symposium Speakers include:

Programme (in development – check back for updates)

10.00 – 10.30: Welcome and introduction to the MAZI project: Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University.

10.30 – 10.50: Berlin Neighborhood Academy: MAZI Pilot Study presentation: Elizabeth Calderón Lüning

10.50 – 11.10: London Creeknet: MAZI Pilot Study presentation: James Stevens & Mark Gaved

11.10 – 11.30: Break

11.30 – 12.00: The Reverso Project, DIY networking, occupied housing and surburban Favelas in São Paulo, Brazil: Elizabeth Wright & Loyane Bianchini, Central Saint Martins, London.

12.00 – 12.20: Zurich Kraftwerk Housing Cooperatives: MAZI Pilot Study Presentation: Ileana Apostol & Philipp Klaus

12.20 – 12.50: Invited Speaker: Wee Replicators, widening access to digital making: Denise Allan, Wee Replicators, Edinburgh.

12.50 – 14.00: Lunch Break

14.00 – 14.20: unMonastery village interventions in northern Greece: MAZI Pilot Study Presentation: Katalin Hausel & Lauren Lapidge

14.20 – 14.50: Invited Speaker: Adnan Hadzi, Boattr, Digital Arts, University of Malta

14.50 – 15.20: Invited Speaker: Janis Lena Meissner, Digital Civics at Open Lab, Newcastle University, and co-founder of fempower.tech

15.20 – 15.45: Break

15.45 – 16.15: Invited Speaker: Chris Csíkszentmihályi. European Research Area Chair at Madeira Interactive Technology Institute, and director of the Rootio Project, a sociotechnical platform for community radio.

16.15 – 16.40: Invited Speaker: Jeremy Singer. Glasgow University, FRμIT: The Federated RaspberryPi Micro-Infrastructure Testbed.

16.40 – 17.00: Open Discussion: From Do-It-Yourself to Do-It-Together: Perspectives on the future use of community networking technologies for grassroots social impact

17.00 – 19.00: Drinks reception and book launch

Full details about this one-day symposium and associated workshops are here: www.mazizone.eu/mazi-workshops-and-symposium-2018-edinburgh-uk/

ACCESS: please note that the event takes place in the Dissection Room at Summerhall. There is some restricted access, please contact us (email option below) for more details.

Other events (free to attend) include half-day workshops/hackathons

Full details and booking: www.mazizone.eu/mazi-workshops-and-symposium-2018-edinburgh-uk/

The half-day workshops (16th & 17th October) will provide “hands-on” opportunities to try out the MAZI DIY networking toolkit, based around the Raspberry Pi. The workshops will be divided into two groups:

  • Workshop 1 will be for programmers and technical enthusiastswho are interested in finding out more about it all works, and perhaps getting involved in supporting the on-going development of the open-source project.

  • Workshop 2 is for technical novices with an interest in how the technologies can be used in domains such as; education, art & creativity, and civic & community participation.

The MAZI EU H2020 project partners are:

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Fourtoni @Science in the City

The Department of Digital Arts presented the Fourtoni project during the Science in the City Event.

Fourtoni is an Augmented Reality sculpture that makes use of audience eye tracking data in order to recreate a fourth Triton from the existing three tritons in Vincent Apap’s Triton Fountain located in Triton Square, Valletta.

The virtual sculpture was launched on an Android platform on 28 September 2018 as part of the Science in the City Festival 2018. Fourtoni is a collaboration between Matthew Attard and Matthew Galea from the Department of Digital Arts, together with Dr Vanessa Camilleri from the Department of Artificial Intelligence.

The virtual sculpture’s content was driven by research concerning the combination of the cortical homunculus representation of our body in our brain, and eye-tracking results involving free gazing. This aspect of the project was discussed with Prof. Ian Thornton from the Department of Cognitive Sciences.

Want to push a mouse around Valletta? Trigger an artwork with your body? You can head to our capital Valletta on Friday 28 September and join in the fun and empowerment of the science and arts festival: Science in the City 2018 – European Researchers’ Night, between 18:00 and midnight.

At Triton Square, three larger than life interactive installations – Of Mice, Carbon and Tritons – will be displayed to engage with visitors: a giant computer mouse, a virtual sculpture, and an interactive art piece. ‘This specific project is a collaboration between the University of Malta, Valletta 2018 Foundation and University of Applied Arts, Vienna. It embodies the core values of the festival in creating relationships across disciplines, and fusing science with the arts to entertain and educate in a uniquely engaging way,’ said Dr Edward Duca, Manager Science in the City.
‘Pushing the Mouse‘ by artists Michael Bachhofer and Stefan Resch and researcher Marthese Borg, is a giant computer mouse that visitors can push around the Triton Fountain. Another installation will be a high-tech augmented reality experience called The Fourth Triton designed by Matthew Attard and Matthew Galea in collaboration with University of Malta researchers Dr Vanessa Camilleri (Faculty of ICT) and Professor Ian Thornton. This unique structure can be accessed from your smartphone and visitors can see the virtual artworks brought to life.
Reforming Carbon, an artwork inspired by Malta’s rich heritage will also transform St George’s Square and is triggered by your body, created by Daniela Brill Estrada and Guadalupe Aldrete and researchers Dr Ing. John Betts, Dr Catriona Brogan and Rowan McLaughlin.
The Malta Chamber of Scientists has joined forces with Creativity for Life and the Inspire Foundation in a Creative Communities project to build Ekologija. These three kaleidoscopic installations are the work of Inspire students, who learned about the local flora and fauna from the biologists themselves. Artists Liliana Fleri Soler and Gabriella Agius, and Inspire’s therapists guided the students in sculpting, sticking, moulding and painting, a myriad of organisms. Look out for this installation at the corner of Republic and St John’s Street.
Wiki Loves Monuments, an annual international photographic competition organised by Wikimedia groups and chapters, and Magna Żmien, another Valletta 2018 project, will be held at Spazju Kreattiv. Magna Żmien is aiming to preserve and provide access to local historic content from the past century that has been captured on analogue sound and image equipment by Maltese.
Visitors can explore the different layers of the Mediterranean seabed at Ħoss fl-Ilma, a fusion of geoscience, electro-acoustic music and an interactive art piece on the stairs leading to Hastings.
The National Museum of Archaeology will be opening its doors to a discussion on conservation science through an excellent case study of the Gran Salon project. Sessions will be held on the hour between 19:00 and 22:00.
The Science in the City festival—European Researchers’ Night is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 Program (H2020, 2014–2020) of the EU.  The consortium is led by the University of Malta, Malta Chamber of Scientists and the University’s Research Trust (RIDT), in partnership with Valletta 2018, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, MCAST, Esplora, JUGS Ltd, Studio 7, BPC International, GSD Marketing Ltd, Aquabiotech Ltd, MEUSAC, PBS, Spazju Kreativ, Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta Local Council, Notte Bianca, Melita, More or Less Theatre, Transport Malta and Arts Council Malta.
The programme can be viewed on the Science in the City website or follow the festival on Facebook for regular updates.
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Order of Knowledge

Delve into the world of concepts and ideas through reflections, experiences and research led by some of the most respected thinkers of our time. The European Graduate School is organising a programme of public lectures at the Bibljoteka Nazzjonali (National Library) under the Valletta 2018 Capital of Culture Programme.

The ‘Order of Knowledge’ is offered by the School’s Division of Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought and it promises to bring the latest reflections by leading philosophers, critical theorists, artists, and practitioners working in the fields of philosophy, higher education, the arts, the media, or other cultural sectors to the interested public.

October Evening Lecture Schedule

Sunday, October 7th, 2018 — Fred Moten (by video conference)
Monday, October 8th, 2018 — Manthia Diawara: Edouard Glissant: The World Seen from the Eye of the Archipelago
Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 — Caveh Zahedi: Honesty as a Subversive Act
Thursday, October 11th, 2018 — Claire Denis and Jean-Luc Nancy: Filmic thought
Friday, October 12th, 2018 — Judith Butler: Gender in Translation: Beyond Monolingualism
Monday, October 15th, 2018 — Lev Manovich: Artificial Intelligence and Future of Culture
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 — Chaker Khazaal: Arts and Refugees
Friday, October 19th, 2018 — Achille Mbembe: The Idea of a World Without Borders
Saturday, October 20th, 2018 — Sarah Nuttall: Early Century Oceanic Narratives: Cyclone, Sea, Island
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 — Robert Brewer Young: Euclid in Valletta
Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 — Elie During: Philosophy in zero-G
Saturday, October 27th, 2018 — Thomas Keenan: How to Make a Refugee
Sunday, October 28th, 2018 — Avital Ronell: Abandonment

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Dorothea.Space Art Venue Launch in Fontana, Gozo

Opening of a new art space in Gozo.

Electronic Music Malta (EMM) teamed up with Swiss experimental / electronic music label -OUS records for the opening weekend of Dorothea.Space – a new art space located in Fontana, Gozo. Most importantly, this was EMM’s first activity in Malta’s sister island.

Dorothea Art Space opened its gates for the first time ever on September 14 and 15: experimental and electronic music performances, an exhibition featuring site specific installations, graphic works, media art and sound objects, as well as artist presentations were explored daily from 6 – 11 pm.

Dorothea Art Space, an initiative by Natascha Sturny & Adnan Hadzi, set out its journey with a two-day event that brought together a wide array of international artists. Together with Swiss experimental / electronic music label “-OUS”, Malta’s vital network “Electronic Music Malta” both contributed to the performance program, while the exhibition featured works by several local artists working in various disciplines.

You may view a feature on KulturaNews about this event here.

EXHIBITION:
Natascha Sturny & Adnan Hadzi (CH), Manuel Oberholzer (CH), Matthew Galea (MLT), Mario Abela (MLT), Martina Camilleri (MLT)

PERFORMANCES:
Bit-Tuner (CH), Darren Borg & Ed Blank (MLT), Electronic Music Malta (MLT), Feldermelder (CH), Jnnfr x Ink! (CH), Glen Saliba (MLT), Luc Houtkamp (NL), Mario Abela (MLT), MM (CH), Natascha Sturny & Adnan Hadzi (CH)

Day 1 (14/09/18) Line-up:
  • Welcome – Natascha Sturny and Adnan Hadzi (presentation)
  • Glenn Saliba – A compilation of voices from the past, re-voiced in a soundpiece (audio visual presentation)
  • Mario Abela – The in-between place of drawing and sound (Live drawing and jamming)
  • jnnfr x ink! – Spoken words woven into tales meet microscopic sounds captured on loop records (Performance)
  • Ed Blank – Combining drones, sequences and 8-bit sounds with samples from electro mechanical instruments and speeches from the two extremes of human intelligence (Performance)
  • Bit-Tuner – Roaring soundscapes with field recordings, shattered beats and acid-driven melodies (Performance)
Day 2 (15/09/18) Line-up:
  • Welcome – Natascha Sturny and Adnan Hadzi (presentation)
  • Electronic Music Malta – Bringing together people of all ages with one common interest in electronic music (presentation)
  • MM – As the physical self of IOKOI, she is raw and personal, electronically loaded and organically animated (performance)
  • Luc Houtkamp – A Dutch composer/improviser living in Malta since 2014 will be performing a short improvised set, using his own software and controllers to play the computer and a self build acoustic drum machine.
  • Edwin Balzan – Patching from scratch – a performance on modular synthesizer (Performance)
  • Bit-Tuner – Roaring soundscapes with field recordings, shattered beats and acid-driven melodies (Performance)

Abraham’s Arte at Vini e Capricci is pleased to present ‘Leave at Dawn – Return by Dusk’, an exhibition which marks the third solo exhibition by Gozo/Malta-based artist, Mario Abela. In Leave at Dawn – Return by Dusk, Abela is questioning memory throughout life, casting doubt on human memory limitations and vulnerability. Most of the works in the exhibition are from memory, leaving the artist exposed to all errors and different probabilities to where a particular painting or drawing can head. The works look back at what in theory is called ‘constructed memory’. The death of the artist’s father back in August 2018 was instrumental to bringing Abela closer to questioning existence. Specifically, this death becomes a memento mori: an event leading to the contemplation of the vanity of life and the transient nature of earthly pursuits. With a limited palette, Abela has built a romantic body of work, mostly paintings, inspired by his father’s daily errands on a Vespa across the Gozitan landscape. In sum, this presentation treats the artist’s relentless pursuit to unify the self with the universe. The exhibition will be open from 1st March till 2nd April 2019 at Vini e Capricci by Abraham’s, Gozitano, Xewkija Gozo. Leave at Dawn – Return by Dusk Vini e Capricci by Abraham’s

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boattr.uk @Digital Research in the Humanities and Art

Adnan presented the boattr.uk project during the DRHA conference, in form of a paper and as a 360 video installation.

This 360 video installation lets the conference visitor experience the ‘boattr’ project through a VR headset, and access the boattr micro-computer book over any WiFi enabled device. The installation encompasses a photographic triptych showcasing canal life, a seating representing a narrow boat’s bow on which the viewer can sit and immerse into a journey on the narrow boat Quintessence. With the evolution the moving image inserted itself into broader, everyday use, but also extended its patterns of effect and its aesthetical language. Video has become pervasive, importing the principles of “tele-” and “cine-” into the human and social realm, thereby also propelling “image culture” to new heights and intensities. The boattr 360 installation makes use of video as theory, reflecting the structural and qualitative re-evaluation it aims at discussing design and organisational level. In accordance with the qualitatively new situation video is set in, the installation presents a multi-dimensional matrix which constitutes the virtual logical grid of the boattr project. The installation translates online modes into physical matter (micro computer), thereby reflecting on logics of new formats – by rendering a dynamic, open structure, allowing for access to the boattr micro-computer book over the ‘boattr’ WiFi SSID.

The boattr DIY infrastructures offer a unique set of special affordances for local services to the narrow boat community, outside the public Internet: the ownership and control of the whole design process that promotes independence and grass-roots innovation rather than fear of data shadows; the de facto physical proximity of those connected without the need for disclosing private location information, such as GPS coordinates, to third parties; the easy and inclusive access through the use of a local captive portal launched automatically when one joins the network; the option for anonymous interactions; and the materiality of the network itself.

DRHA (Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts) continues to be a key gathering that brings together the creators, users, distributors, and custodians of digital research and resources in the arts, design and humanities to explore the capturing, archiving and communication of complex and creative research processes. DRHA is rapidly expanding in the contemporary global context of arts, sciences, education, communication- and information- economies and the creative industries. DRHA provides a forum for debate across these areas focusing on the interchange between disciplines concerning the use of new technologies relating to knowledge, communication and creative practice. This takes place within a context of rapidly expanding technological infiltration throughout all areas of life, causing changes that are irreversible. It is our belief that certain digital practices both critique and influence the social and political, in as much as they question the very nature of our accepted ideas and belief systems regarding new technologies.

Over recent years DRHA has broadened its field of enquiry from the humanities to include many distinctive disciplines in the arts. Previous conferences at Dartington, Cambridge, Queen’s University Belfast, Brunel University, the University of Nottingham’s Ningbo campus in Shanghai, the University of Winchester, the University of Greenwich, Dublin City University, the University of Brighton and most recently Plymouth University, have welcomed colleagues from many research fields and professional backgrounds, from academia, creative industries and the worlds of performance and fine art. At the same time, DRHA has strived for the provision of intellectual and physical space for cross-disciplinary discussion and ideas generation.

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Malta Mediterranean Literature

Since 2006, the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival has brought together active writers and translators from Malta, the Mediterranean and beyond. This annual festival organized by Inizjamed celebrates language, translation and international literature with a diverse programme of activities and events, including a week-long Literary Translation Workshop.

Organized in the beautiful surroundings of Fort Manoel between the 23rd and the 25th of August 2018, this platform works to consolidate the place of Maltese literature in a global and Mediterranean context, while promoting meaningful cross-cultural exchange and debate through close engagement with local and international creatives, . 2018 brings a special multidisciplinary edition of the festival to the capital city that uses script, text and music to play on the diverse themes of the programme.

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Utopian Nights: Displacement

The Utopian Nights series provides a platform to re-imagine collectively four contemporary themes: displacement, borders, encampment and the rise of global commons. The catalyst of the series is the notion of Utopia. Here Utopia is essentially a democratic space – it is a platform for discussion and a participatory project in which everyone can debate, challenge and be challenged equally.

Utopian Nights includes a series of public events which bring artists and thinkers together to discuss important social issues related to exile and conflict.

The Utopian Nights will take place over the course of four themed events, where experts will engage the public with artistic interpretations of pressing political themes. All sessions will include an open debate with experts and an invitation for public feedback, followed by the opportunity to continue discussion during a social mixer event.

Utopian Nights: Inside the Border will be taking place from the 1st August to the 5th August 2018 at Howard Gardens, Mdina. Through an array of activities, including debates, storytelling, an open-air cinema, photo studios, street performances and a Spoken Word concert, the public is invited to explore the tangible and intangible borders that cut through and fragment our world today.

Each night the public is invited to engage with a specific artistic work, and discuss it with local and international thinkers. Each Night will culminate in a joyful social gathering, providing the artists, thinkers and public with an opportunity to take part in a common experience.

This first night from the series, “Displacement”, will be held on Saturday the 29th of July 2017 at 6pm in two different venues: Castille Place in Valletta and Herbert Ganado Gardens in Floriana. The night will start off with Nigerian artist Jelili Atiku, who will present a performance on displacement in front of the migration monument situated in Castille Place. This unique performance will be the outcome of Jelili’s artist residency in Malta.

The audience will then proceed to Herbert Ganado Gardens where a debate will take place. At the entrance, a soundscape of the city of Lagos, Nigeria, recorded and produced by Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh, will be playing, in which the audience will experience audio-displacement having to pass through a foreign soundscape.

The debate will commence at 8pm in the gardens and will be the occasion to discuss the present works of artists Jelili Atiku and Emeka Ogboh with Italian actor and art director Domenico Castaldo and anthropologist Prof. Paul Clough from the University of Malta. Both speakers will confront their aesthetic experiences and  their thoughts on migration and displacement with the public.

The final part of the night will include a free party in the garden, with the participation of a Malta-based Kenyan rapper Abbas Kubaff, followed by two DJ sets by Emeka Ogboh and Julien Vinet.

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14th & 15th Kinemastik Festival & Summer Cinema 18/19

Kinemastik is an NGO responsible for the Kinemastik International Short Film Festival and a year-round cultural programme. Kinemastik links young filmmakers in Malta to the world of cinema and provides them with a platform for their work, through local screenings as well as through worldwide distribution of locally produced work. This February Kinemastik will be attending Berlinale, which is one of the biggest film festivals in the world. This is possible through the Cultural Export Funds managed by Arts Council Malta. For more information visit: http://www.kinemastik.org/ & Slavko Vukanovic

Kinemastik is once again premiering a programme of exciting, relevant and groundbreaking short films at the International Short Film Festival, taking place on the 27th and 28th July at the Garden of Rest in Floriana.

Short films are becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for artistic producers seeking to tackle topical and provocative issues. For the last fourteen years, the Maltese cultural NGO, Kinemastik, has been organising an annual short film festival as part of its year-round programme of film-related events and activities.

The Kinemastik International Short Film Festival provides an ideal platform through which resident filmmakers can forge meaningful creative and professional connections with leaders in the world of cinema, as well as share their work with local audiences and guest speakers. Over the years, the festival has also earned itself a place in the hearts of local filmgoers thanks to an intimate ambience that allows viewers to experience the full appeal of the short films selected.

Kinemastik is a cultural NGO based in Malta, responsible for a year-round programme of film screenings, concerts, exhibitions, workshops, talks and short film production. The Kinemastik International Short Film Festival takes place in July and is held over three days at The Garden of Rest, a deconsecrated cemetery overlooking the Marsamxett Harbour.  Kinemastik collaborates with international filmmakers and festivals to bring independent film to a local audience. The festival is now in its 15th year. Kinemastik links local filmmakers to the world of cinema, providing them with a platform for their work, through local screenings as well as through worldwide distribution of locally produced works.Kinemastik is supported by Arts Council Malta through a Cultural Partnership Agreement. Kinemastik Slavko Vukanovic

The Poetry on Film project is an initiative that beautifully merges the visual art of film with Malta’s rich literature. Each year, a Maltese poem is selected to be adapted into a short film which then premieres at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Film Festival. This project is a collaboration with Inizjamed. Inizjamed M.A. in Film Studies – University of Malta

Film Grain Foundation is pleased to announce the first edition of Summer Cinema, a touring cinema concept around Malta and Gozo. Starting on Friday 2 August 2019, the foundation will be screening five classic gems at various open-air venues around the islands. The first film, the award-winning film Il Postino will the shown at Wied iż-Żurrieq in the area close to Torri Xutu that was recently restored by Malta Airport Foundation.  Following a short break during the Santa Maria weekend, Summer Cinema will return on 23rd August 2019 with a tribute to the late Italian film director Franco Zeffirelli who died on 15 June 2019. His 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet will screen at the northern village of Mellieħa. A week later on 30th August 2019, the Czech production Kolya, the Oscar winning Best Foreign Language Film of 1997 will screen at Saint Paul’s Bay. The final screening for Summer Cinema 2019 will be the french animation Ernest and Celestine. The film will be shown at Malta’s old Capital City, Mdina. Valletta Film Festival Summer Cinema 2019

Following the success of the first two years, the ‘Gozo Film Festival‘ is proud to announce its third edition! This festival aims to promote local (Gozitan and Maltese) and foreign filmmakers, with a whole new section dedicated to children and teenagers. The festival is set to take place on the picturesque bastions of the Citadel, in the heart of Victoria. Gozo Film Festival 2019 Federico Chini

One of the most anticipated movies of the year is finally here. Limestone Cowboy, a film produced by Take 2 Entertainment, will premiere at the Eden Cinemas on Saturday 13 April. Limestone Cowboy revolves around Karist Camilleri, a man who decides to run for office with his own political party after being turned down as a candidate for the political party he grew up supporting.  The Limestone Cowboy premiers at the Eden Cinemas on Saturday 13 April. You can buy your tickets for this highly anticipated movie from edencinemas.com.mt, or from the mobile app. Take 2 Entertainment Limestone Cowboy Abigail Mallia Carlos Debattista Eden Cinemas

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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.

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