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Panel with Renata Poljak, Vince Briffa, Simon Riccardi-Zani moderated by Gabriel Zammit
Theme: Art about the Sea—On Wider Conversations
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Xatt Pinto, Valetta Waterfront
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Renata Poljak
Renata Poljak is a visual artist coming from Split, Croatia. Her body of work is composed of different media : film and video works, photo collages, neons, installations and drawings. Renata's work has been exhibited on solo or group shows, biennales and film festivals. A selection of her films were screened in Centre Georges Pompidou, Perspective Cinema, Paris 2010. and in Palais de Tokyo in november and december 2012. Her solo show at S.Stoyanov Gallery in NYC was selected as best in show in NYC by Village Voice. Three of her recent films had their premier at the Oberhausen Film Festival three years in a roll and the film Porvenir (2020) has won 5 awards at various film festivals.
Vince Briffa
Vince Briffa is an artist working in drawing, painting, sculpture, video and installation. He is a tenured Professor of Art at the University of Malta. His work has been exhibited in numerous prestigious venues including the Malta Pavilion, Venice Art Biennale, 1999 and 2019.
Renata Poljak by Bartul Pejkovic & Vince Briffa by Giulia Relli
Simon Riccardi-Zani
Simon Riccardi-Zani, born in Nice (France) in 1998, studied at the Paris Opera Ballet School and contemporary dance at the Paris National Conservatoire. In 2019, he joined ŻfinMalta National Dance Company directed by Paolo Mangiola, working with renowned choreographers and approaching various styles. His growing interest in choreography, has led him to be commissioned for dance works in 2021 and 2022 by ŻfinMalta. His cinematographic approach on movement and choreography leads him to collaborate frequently on projects with film director James Vernon, using videography as a main support to pursue his vision. Simon investigates minimal situations to deliver the essence of movement, and builds from there to make relations emerge. He does this to cross codes of performing arts and using the landscape as a source of imagination.
Lisa Attard
Gabriel Zammit
Gabriel Zammit is a curator, writer and creative producer. He has a background in philosophy and art theory. He also holds a position at the Malta Society of Arts and lectures at the University of Malta. Recent exhibitions include GROUNDWATERS (Valletta Contemporary, 2022) an exploration of outsider art in Malta; and Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn (Malta Society of Arts, 2023) a solo exhibition by Alex Dalli.
