Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn
A solo exhibition by Alex Dalli
Malta Society of Arts, Palazzo de La Salle, 8 June - 28 June 2023
Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn follows Alex Dalli’s painterly journey from the figurative into the abstract. Sitting at the cusp between the Modern and the Contemporary, Dalli’s practice has evolved, over 45 years, from a desire to escape the difficult conditions of childhood to a deeper concern with the spiritual in art. In history and literature there is an archetype of the poet/artist who, as they gradually go blind and lose sight of the external world, gain a deeper, steadier, internal vision. As he goes blind to the world around him, Dalli’s paintings open, through the deep darkness, a single bright eye (għajn) which has the capacity to pare back and reveal the centre (ħabba) and hidden reality of things.
Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn, full catalogue (MLT)
Il-Ħabba tal-Għajn, full catalogue (ENG)
Curation and text Gabriel Zammit; Catalogue essay Michael Zammit; Project management Gabriel Zammit; Graphic design Siobhan Vassallo; Sound Għana ’l Hena by Michael Zammit. Read by Ruth Borg and Michael Zammit. Recorded by Niels Plotard with Lucia Piquero Alvarez and Florinda Camilleri; Special thanks Florinda Camilleri, Anna Calleja, Anna Dalli, Alex Dalli, Steven Dalli, Malta Society of Arts Staff, Lara Zammit, Michael Zammit
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