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In the shade, under an old Franciscan construction part of a monastery, watching a storm approach towards the place I rest. It felt odd that I was in the shade after walking up a steep hill in the scorching sun and now watching a storm buildup just minutes away from a real heavy shower.
“All’s well that ends well”
The Notte Bianca 2009 event was a definite success with so many visitors both local and foreign. I would like to thank all those who visited my exhibit “Reflections”. It is always very satisfying to see the appreciation of the viewers and also inherit their most welcomed feedback.
“Reflections” is a collection of photographs depicting the reality of a reflection in a mirror, a puddle of water, a spoon, compared with the reflection of our lives that takes the form of meditation or contemplation. The two merged together to give the viewer a wider perspective of those moments in life where we are alone, just you and yourself.
I would like to thank the organizers of the Notte Bianca event that has given life to the city of Valletta and once again proved to be a success.
Click Here to see the photos that were exhibited for the Notte Bianca event 2009.
For another year the Notte Bianca 2009 event will be held in Valletta on the 3rd of October, all through the night till early morning. The event will give an opportunity to the local artists to portray their works and share their inspirations with the general public. On this event most cultural and historical places will be open for public including the Casino Maltese originally called “Casa Del Commun Tesoro”, meaning the house of the national treasury.
Once again this year I will be exhibiting some of my photographic work at the Casino Maltese in Republic Street Valletta. Item 44 on the official Notte Bianca 2009 program is the exhibition “Reflections”, between reality and thought. An exhibition that brings together common reflections with ones that occur through meditation and thought.
You can visit the exhibition from 18:00 to 02:00.
Another exhibition that is currently on display “La Capitale In Chiaroscuro” will also be open for public at the Trattoria Omerta. Twenty one images, in black and white, all about the capital city of Malta, Valletta. For further information about this exhibition please click here.
Your visit to the exhibition would be highly appreciated.
La Capitale in Chiaroscuro
A photographic exhibition about the hidden treasures of Valletta.
All 21 photographs in this exhibition focus on the areas in Valletta that are usually full of activity and hectic during the day but calm down during the night. And here is where the magnificence of this city lushes out in silence. When I was a kid I used to run from one street to another with my grandparents and wondered who had ever built such a fortress, such a place that looked boundless to me those days.
During most of my visits to this city I discovered her hidden secrets of the past, the strongholds that kept Valletta what it is today. In due course I also discovered that time has not spared her lusciousness, her strength, and there is where I wanted to contribute. I wanted to bring out what many might ignore during the day, the architecture that has survived several years, the many facets that the city still enjoys.
The exhibition is being held at:
Omerta Trattoria & Wine Bar
92, Old Bakery Street,
Valletta
Very close to the school of Art
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Viewing Times:
Monday : From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM & From 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Tuesday :Closed all day
Wednesday to Saturday : From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM & From 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sunday : From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
For the past four years I have been thinking about publishing a book, which related a story and which offered food for thought. During these years I always produced excuses not to accomplish what I really wanted (probably due to fear of failure). Thanks to a simple pebble now my dream came to reality and what was imaginary has now become physical.
In this book I expressed my feelings in duo through images and thoughts all created in the same instance on a tranquil sandy beach in Gozo. Here I found the inspiration needed to push me over to doing rather than just dreaming.
The sea, the breeze, the sand so clean, the serenity around was just incredible. It was almost impossible not to write something. Reading and viewing my thoughts I can almost feel the same sensation I felt when I was there, so I hope it will have the same energising effect on you who will go through the passage and the images.
The link below will take you to an online preview of the book and should you like it, you can purchase online and it will be delivered directly to your address.
Please feel free to send me any comments on the following address.
info@rchircop.com
Thank you.
