Contemporary meditation on light at Il-Ħaġar museum

Architect Clara Azzopardi’s first solo exhibition meditates on light in times of grief, hope, memory, celebration and the mundane

Several works, under the heading of Dija, are being displayed in several sections of Il-Ħaġar museum in Victoria. Dija, the first solo exhibition by architect Clara Azzopardi, meditates on light in times of grief, hope, memory, celebration and the mundane.

The light theme has a strong historical background and here we have an interesting range of connections. The body of works – fabric collages, lino-printed motifs, intaglio prints on paper, 3D-printed lamps, acrylic and pencil, ink and pastel – reflects on how light weaves through humanity’s lived experience. The exhibition consists of around 50 works.

The exhibition consists of around 50 works, including fabric collages, lino-printed motifs, intaglio prints on paper, 3D-printed lamps, acrylic and pencil, ink and pastel.The exhibition consists of around 50 works, including fabric collages, lino-printed motifs, intaglio prints on paper, 3D-printed lamps, acrylic and pencil, ink and pastel.

Azzopardi said her main inspiration was Antonino Saliba’s Mappa Mundi, printed in Naples in 1582. Saliba was a Gozitan scientist who lived in the time of Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler.

At Il-Ħaġar, one finds the exhibition’s catalogue – number 37 in Ħaġar GEMS. The catalogue reproduces the exhibits and includes detailed write-ups. Curated by Sera Galea, the display is on until March 22 from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week. Entrance is free.

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