“Art is the truth about society in the sense that in its most authentic creations the hidden irrationality of a seemingly rational world is brought to light”
Theodor Adorno, Aesthetic Theory
Gabriel Zammit (b. 1994) came into curation and project management from a background in philosophy and art theory, which he studied in Malta and London. He started out working in archives and libraries where he met artists of all kinds. Alongside a writing and research practice which was already well underway Gabriel’s work environment organically led to creative collaborations which developed into fully fledged curatorial projects.
Gabriel’s way of looking at the world is embedded in a poststructural way of thinking, where his fundamental assumption is that any vision of the world is ultimately subjective. Meaning can therefore ebb and flow across time and space in non-rational ways and the possibility of restitution through art is ever present.
Experience
Curation and production
Curator and Producer (Freelance) (2023) Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn: a solo exhibition by Alex Dalli. Solo exhibition. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta.
Events and Initiatives Officer (2022 - ongoing) Malta Society of Arts, Valletta.
Curator and Producer (Freelance) (2022) Groundwaters: outsider perspectives and visions of elsewhere. Collective exhibition. Valletta Contemporary Gallery, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Curator and Producer (Freelance) (2022) Sea Sunset Moon: variations on solitude. Collective exhibition. Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta. Commissioned and funded by Fondazzjoni Kreattivita.
Curator and Producer (Freelance) (2021) Darkness at Noon. Collective exhibition. The Splendid, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Communications Manager (Freelance) (2021) Alessia’s Project. Short-film and workshop series. Produced by Cynthia Bonnici, Florinda Camilleri, Francesca Mercieca, Niels Plotard. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Production Manager (Freelance) (2019) Departures: Pawlu Grech a life in perspective. Concert and exhibition. Malta Society of Arts, Valletta. Funded by the Malta Arts Fund.
Pages from Groundwaters catalogue (2022)
Research, archives, libraries and teaching
Lecturer (Casual) (2023 - ongoing) Art Theory and Criticism. Department of Education, University of Malta.
Lecturer (Casual) (2023 - ongoing) Comparative Approaches to Art, Design and Visual Culture. Department of Digital Arts, University of Malta.
Research Support Officer (2021-2022) SoNAR Global, mobilising social sciences against infectious threats. Department of Anthropological Sciences, University of Malta.
Library Assistant (2020-2021) University of Malta Library, University of Malta.
Research Assistant (2018-2020) The Mdina Cathedral Archives, The Metropolitan Chapter, Mdina.
Editorial Director (2016-2017) Student’s Philosophy Society, University of Malta.
Education
2023
Curating Contemporary Art. Chelsea Collage of Arts, London.
CASE, Creative and Social Entrepreneur Programme. In Place of War, and The University of Manchester. Workshops in Malta.
2022
A Practical Guide to Curating. NODE Centre for Curatorial Studies. Online course with Nora Mayr, Berlin.
Cheek to Cheek Feedback Workshop. DASArts Dance Studios, Amsterdam. Workshops with Manolis Tsipos in Malta.
2018
MA Philosophy, Aesthetics and Art-Theory. Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University, London. Dissertation Leaning Against the Current of Time: On WG Sebald’s Presentation of the Unrepresentable.
Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn, installation view
2016
BA (Hons) Philosophy. Department of Philosophy, University of Malta. Dissertation The Enigma of a Non-Enigmatic World: On Quentin Meillassoux’s Philosophy of Absolute Contingency.