Interview with Cristina Iglesias

Описание: Watch Internationally acclaimed artist Cristina Iglesias discuss her latest work Sea Cave (Entrance).

Sea Cave (Entrance) brings to the surface that which may lie underneath. It unveils an imaginary opening to a subterranean space exploring hidden geologies, interconnections and the passage of time. Nestled within the landscape of Valletta’s Hastings Garden, the bronze bas-relief work is eloquently articulated in the artist’s distinctive sculptural language. Sea Cave (Entrance) creates a profound and immersive sculptural environment, through a reflective engagement with public space.

The work hints at a liminal threshold, the potential entrance to a cave, with the sculptural form delving downwards to expose stratified layers and an imagined pitted and hollowed geology. The smoother upper overhangs contrast with the dynamic surges of underlying layers that bring to mind shoreline caves formed and eroded by the constancy of the sea. Water, moving in slow or faster sequences, becomes the unifying element of the work as it seeks to catalyse perceptual engagement. Sea Cave (Entrance) is an open invitation for an immersive contemplative experience.
As a new exciting national acquisition that will remain accessible for the public to visit and enjoy at Hastings Gardens presently, Sea Cave (Entrance) will eventually be relocated to the MICAS Sculpture Garden on the San Salvatore Counterguard overlooking Marsamxett Harbour.

Sea Cave (Entrance) was unveiled during the MICAS International Art Weekend 2021 and is supported by the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government, Valletta Local Council, Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, Malta Tourism Authority, Heritage Malta, Air Malta and Marian Goodman Gallery.

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Ara lill-artista magħrufa internazzjonalment Cristina Iglesias tiddiskuti l-aħħar xogħol tagħha Sea Cave (Entrance).

Sea Cave (Entrance) iġġib fil-wiċċ dik li jista’ jkun fil-qiegħ. Tiżvela ftuħ immaġinarju għal spazju sotterranju li jesplora ġeoloġiji moħbija, interkonnessjonijiet u l-mogħdija taż-żmien. Fil-pajsaġġ tal-Ġnien ta’ Hastings il-Belt Valletta, ix-xogħol f’bassoriljev tal-bronż huwa artikolat elokwentement fil-lingwa skulturali distintiva tal-artista. Sea Cave (Entrance) toħloq ambjent skulturali profond u immersiv, permezz ta’ involviment riflessiv mal-ispazju pubbliku. Ix-xogħol jaċċenna għal għatba liminali, id-daħla potenzjali għal għerien, bil-forma skulturali tfannad ’l isfel biex tesponi saffi stratifikati u ġeoloġija immaġinata mħaffra u moħfija. L-isporġenzi aktar lixxi ta’ fuq jikkuntrastaw mas-saffi ħerġin ’il barra li jfakkru fl-għerien tax-xatt msawra u mgħawwra mill-kostanza tal-baħar.

L-ilma, li jiċċaqlaq f’sekwenzi bil-mod jew aktar veloċi, isir l-element li jgħaqqad ix-xogħol peress li jfittex li jikkatalizza l-impenn perċettwali. Sea Cave (Entrance) hija stedina miftuħa għal esperjenza kontemplattiva immersiva.

Bħala akkwist nazzjonali eċċitanti ġdid li se jibqa’ aċċessibbli għall-pubbliku biex iżuru u jgawdih f’Hastings Gardens bħalissa, Sea Cave (Entrance) eventwalment se tiġi rilokata fil-Ġnien tal-Iskultura tal-MICAS fil-Kontrogwardja ta’ San Salvatore li tħares għal fuq il-Port ta’ Marsamxett.
Sea Cave (Entrance) inkixfet matul il-MICAS International Art Weekend 2021 u ġiet appoġġata mill-Ministeru għall-Ġustizzja, il-Kultura u l-Gvern Lokali, il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Valletta, l-Ambaxxata tar-Renju ta’ Spanja, l-Awtorità Maltija tat-Turiżmu, Heritage Malta, Air Malta u Marian Goodman Gallery.

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