Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures

05/11/2018

04/11/2018

And Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures
has come to its end. We thank you all for being part of it!

Special thanks go to Valletta 2018 - European Capital of Culture, Valletta Design Cluster
and EU Japan Fest for having made this project possible, and to Prohealth Ltd for their support.

Tactile owes its success to the invaluable contribution by local associations Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability - CRPD, Torball Society of the Blind, SPERO, GAVI - Gozo Aid for the Visually Impaired, Malta Society of the Blind, Malta Guide Dogs Foundation, ADVICE - Assistive Devices for the Visually Impaired Centre and Carers of Children with Visual Impairment. We would also like to thank the Foundation for ICT Accessibility for their input.

We hope this project is the first of many of its nature.

03/11/2018

It's been a super busy weekend at Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures, and we're overwhelmed by the number of visitors to the exhibition.

Due to the great turnout and long queue of visitors today, we were unable to accept additional visitors shortly after noon. We apologise to anyone who did not manage to get in - but there's still tomorrow! On this last day of Tactile, we encourage you to head down to Valletta Campus - University of Malta
in the morning from 9am, to make sure you don't miss out.

03/11/2018

Tactile has come to its final weekend. Visit us at Valletta Campus - University of Malta today and tomorrow (Sunday) from 9am till 1pm. We look forward to meeting you!

Photo: Department of Information (Malta), with Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta.

01/11/2018

It's been an exhilarating month at Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures and we were very happy to host so many of you. The final day to experience this exhibition will be this Sunday 4th November between 9am and 1pm.

If you're interested in giving any of the 12 artworks a home, get in touch with us and we'll arrange a private viewing. Thank you for your support!

01/11/2018

Last week Prohealth successfully launched Retaron, a multivitamin supplement specifically formulated for eyes that helps maintain normal vision. The event took place at the Tactile: 12 Concealed Sculptures Exhibition, which is a great initiative to raise awareness how visually impaired people perceive art.

Prohealth would like to thank Mr Mario Vella, clinical chairman of the ophthalmic department at Mater Dei, and Mr Jesmond Vassallo, a leading artist and curator of the exhibition, for their support and guidance.

01/11/2018

Today we were honoured with a visit from Her Excellency, the President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca. This is what she had to say about Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures.

This week is your last chance to experience Tactile at Valletta Campus - University of Malta. Visit us during our opening hours, or get in touch to book a private viewing.

31/10/2018

Sculptor Shunji Omura (fourth from left) travelled all the way from Japan to visit Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures. He was greeted by curator Jesmond Vassallo, Maltese Ambassador for Japan Andre Spiteri, and President of the Torball Society of the Blind
Alfred Reale.

Head down to Valletta Campus - University of Malta on Thu & Fri 9am-5pm and Sat & Sun 9am-5pm, or get in touch to book a private viewing.

31/10/2018

Introducing the artists: Raymond Azzopardi (Malta) is a self-taught artist who specialises in wood sculpture. He began to draw at a very young age, but having always been surrounded by different types of wood, he went on to focus exclusively on wood sculpture in 1987. His work is included in Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures exhibition, which is open until this Sunday at 1pm.

Raymond Azzopardi # Raymond Azzopardi (b. 1956, Malta) is a self-taught artist who specialises in wood sculpture. He began to draw at a very young age, but having always been surrounded by different types of wood, he went on to focus exclusively on wood sculpture in 1987. 1992 saw Raymond’s very f...

30/10/2018

This week is your last chance to experience Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures exhibition, which will remain open until Sunday at 1pm.

If you're interested in purchasing any of these sculptures, get in touch to book a private viewing following the closing of the exhibition.

29/10/2018

Q&A: Carrara-trained Tactile: 12 concealed sculptures exhibition participant Kunie Fujiyoshi exercises a sharp, observant eye when creating sculptures. Her subjects always seem to revolve around aspects of human behaviour and the human condition.

What do you aim to achieve through your work?
I like observing people. With my work, I invite people to look at their real self. So I choose symbolic representations to evoke reflections on the human condition.

What is it about Carrara marble that makes it your main sculpting medium?
Unlike concrete and plaster, marble is naturally formed. It is made up of fossil fragments, holding within it remains, impressions or traces of living forms. This knowledge has rendered marble a special material for me. My work has a human quality to it, and marble as a material reflects the conceptual background of my sculptures. It is in harmony with my human observations.

28/10/2018

Introducing the artists: Paul Scerri (Malta), whose career spans more than thirty years, set off on his artistic journey back in the 1970s. He observes how during this time “the character of my work has effectively made a full circle. Starting off from the figurative, I moved towards abstract ceramic creation, and have now turned back to figurative work.” Read more about Paul below:

Paul Scerri # Paul Scerri (b. 1959, Malta) is an artist of few words. He excels at creating intrigue and depicting stereotypical characters while delicately adding notions of injustice and narcissism to his works. His sculptures are open to individual interpretations. Paul, whose career spans more t...