Lithos: A collaborative research

Lithos: A collaborative research LITHOS is a new printmaking research that explores Maltese limestone as an adequate substitute for t

LITHOS is an innovative printmaking collaboration between three Maltese artists/print-makers, Borg Lino and Falzon Justin and Vassallo Jesmond Vasallo a Maltese geologist, Saviour Scerri; a Moroccan master lithographer, Elkahfai Moulay Youssef and an Australian Printmaker, Robyn Smith. Lithography is the process of printing from a flat stone surface adopting the chemical principle of antipathy of

grease and water which repel each other. The art was practiced in Malta, during the late 19th century. In these last two centuries, lithography has not been practiced by artists due to various factors, one of which is the lack of lithographic stones and unavailability of a lithographic press. Through this research, the artists and print-makers together with the geologist and the lithographer will investigate whether our islands, with their geological resources, can offer a local substitute to the Bavarian Solnhofen limestone. The findings of this research could be ground-breaking, given that it may result in the local reintroduction of this fascinating art and contemporary medium.

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