Sixteen illustrators have come together to celebrate the “quirkiness, wisdom and love” of the elderly through striking and often heart-warming artworks in an online exhibition.
The exhibition is called
Kliem ix-xiħ żomm fih – which advises people to trust those words.
Organised by the Malta Community of Illustrators (MCOI), each illustrator has contributed a unique artwork, paired with touching stories about their grandparents, elderly parents or neighbours whose presence has been missed during the pandemic.
Kliem ix-Xjuħ – Seb Tanti Burlò
“We feel that the range of works submitted represent the quirkiness, wisdom, love, wonder and splendour that our elders bring into our lives,” illustrator and MCOI member Ed Dingi told