Apr 23 - New Contemporary Art Project Calls For Gibraltar’s Bed Sheets
The Ministry for Culture is working together with Little Constellation (a Network for Contemporary art in small states in Europe) for the opening of a new project dedicated to contemporary art in Gibraltar.
The first artist invited for this project is Miki Tallone, who is based in Switzerland. Her artistic research revolves around the relations between sculpture, installation and cultural identity.
The following is a statement and request by the artist:
“My first trip to Gibraltar as an artist took place in March 2014 to set up an upcoming exhibition that has the purpose of opening a dialogue with the local area. Given Gibraltar's history, I decided to explore a sensitive subject like the World War II evacuation. I don't have the intention to deal with the subject under a historical or political perspective. I would rather gather together the signs of a shared visual memory. For me, these signs are represented by the "bed sheets" that all of the women and their families probably had to leave behind in their homes.
With these few lines, I would like to ask each family that still has a connection with that evacuation that left a mark in Gibraltar's history, to contribute with one action: donate one of their own bed sheets as a sign of everyday life, in remembrance of something that lies in the memory of many residents. Each one of these precious and personal donations will be used together to produce a work of art, and in this way every one making a donation will take part in this project. The artwork will be exhibited for three months.
“In a low voice” will be the title of the artwork, because when many people whisper together their own story, their voices grow in importance and history can be remembered. I Thank You All”
Miki Tallone
For more information on the project please contact Gino Sanguinetti at the Fine Arts Gallery in Casemates on telephone 20052126. Donated bed sheets may also be handed in to him at the Fine Arts Gallery in Grand Casemates Square.
