Maria Borg’s upcoming exhibition Touch Me at the Malta Society of Arts is imbued with texture and tactility, inviting viewers to rest awhile in the folds
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Maria Borg exhibition at the Malta Society of Arts
The young talented artist’s highly personal solo exhibition opens at Palazzo de La Salle on 3 June 2021.
Maria Borg | Malta Society of Arts
Maltese visual artist Maria Borg’s second solo exhibition, featuring a series of 23 works, will open at the Malta Society of Arts’ (MSA) seat Palazzo de La Salle in Valletta between 3 and 24 June 2021.
This series of oil paintings, titled
Touch Me after one of the works, is very personal for the artist, depicting textures of fabrics and bedsheets with all their different connotations. Through her works, Borg explores themes like absence through presence, longing and loss.
Malta’s Notarial Archives store a treasure trove of information and history about Malta and its people.
Sarah Carabott met up with the women who, led by Joan Abela who became known as Joan of Arc(hives), have made it their mission to save the archives.
Joan Abela
Joan Abela
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