The Upper Galleries of St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, Valletta, is the venue for the final exhibition of Ggantija 2013 Project, led by the Ars Vitae Ensemble.
New works by Victor Agius, including sculptures in mixed media are being exhibited during this final part of the project. The exhibition was opened by Dr Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government, and Dr. Vince Briffa, the Project Curator.
This artistic initiative is a group effort between composer Dr. Mariella Cassar, artist Victor Agius and the international acclaimed Maltese writer Dr Immanuel Mifsud. The project was launched in June 2013 at the Temples via a performance of Ggantija 2013, composed by Cassar and penned by Mifsud, and sculpture interventions and light installations by Agius.
To maintain the musical element of this Project, Dr. Mariella Cassar has composed a new electro-acoustic musical work entitled Ggantija II, which will be premiered at the music room of St James Cavalier on the 6th of August at 8.00pm.
During this event, a fully illustrated catalogue, including images from the Ggantija 2013 performance, installation views of the final exhibition and the publication of the literary works by Dr Immanuel Mifsud will be donated.
A CD containing the music of the first performance will be given to guests. Dr Mifsud will also read his works written for this project. Ggantija II will be performed by Tricia Dawn Williams, Gisèle Grima, Simon Abdilla Joslin, Alistair Attard and narrated by Sharon Bezzina.
Ggantija 2013 Project is an ongoing- multidisciplinary work embracing music, visual art and literature. The project aims to dialogue with Ggantija, a Unesco World Heritage Site, through the use of contemporary media.
Entrance is free, however, bookings are highly recommended through St James Cavalier by emailing boxoffice@sjcav.org [1] or calling tel: 21223200. The exhibition will remain open to the public until the 24th of August.
Ggantija 2013 Project is hosted by St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity and Heritage Malta and is supported by the Malta Arts Fund, Banif Bank (Malta) plc, Gasan Mamo Insurance, Gozo Cultural Office, Xaghra Local Council, Gozo Express Services Ltd, Artsphere International, Marsamena Wines and The Janatha Stubbs Foundation.
Photos: Victor Agius ‘Suffa 2013’ and ‘Containers of Communal Ritual 2014 – Photos by http://www.thisishush.com/ [2].