FRAGMENTA

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2020/04/20 by Bettina

The FRAGMENTA book “LIFE & ART IN PUBLIC SPACE” sums up all 24 events, so you get a perfect overview. You can also read a summary of Maltese headlines from 2010 to 2018. The book is a treasure-trove of art, art in public space and insider-information about Malta. You can now get the book for only 16€ including FREE world wide shipping. (Normal retail price 22€ + shipping). Click on the button below or order through the SALE button in […]

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FRAGMENTA book

2020/02/16 by Bettina

Our long awaited book FRAGMENTA MALTA – Art and Life in Public Space 2013 – 2018 is now available at: SOLO Vinyl&Books, Msida (Malta). http://solovinylbooks.com/ Valletta Contemporary, Valetta (Malta), https://www.vallettacontemporary.com/ Kixott, Mosta (once the bookstore opens properly) Books People Places, Crellestrasse 26, Berlin. https://www.bookspeopleplaces.com/ Taschenbuchladen Augsburg : http://www.lesenswert-buch.de/ more to come! With FRAGMENTA Artists: Jon Banthorpe, Gina Levante, Adrian Abela, Kris Van Dessel, Goele de Bruyn, Aksel Høgenhaug, Ritty Tacsum, Samir Ramdani, Jagna Ciuchta, Bettina Hutschek, Aiden Celeste, Stefan Nestoroski, […]

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5yr-FRAGMENTA retrospective

2018/12/11 by Bettina

FRAGMENTA is proud to present all projects realized between 2013 and 2018 in form of a retrospective exhibition. Archive material of the past 5 years by FRAGMENTA artists will be on display. Expect videos, live performances, anecdotes, jokes, surprises, fireworks and bangs. At this occasion we will also present an experimental publication. WITH: Jon Banthorpe, Gina Levante, Adrian Abela, Kris Van Dessel, Goele de Bruyn, Aksel Høgenhaug, Ritty Tacsum, Samir Ramdani, Jagna Ciuchta, Bettina Hutschek, Stefan Nestoroski, Alexandra Pace, Hassan Khan, Teresa Sciberras, Roxanne Gatt, Erik Göngrich, Sandra Zaffarese, Aaron Bezzina, Christof […]

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Kemmuna Nation – with Mario Asef

2018/10/18 by Bettina

FRAGMENTA is taking over the island of Comino on Sunday October 28th, with a conceptual work by artist Mario Asef. Several buildings will be appropriated to present the design of “Kemmuna Nation”. The program includes the inaugural speech, a presentation of Kemmuna Coin cryptocurrency, and a short tour on Comino’s ecosystem. An interactive sound installation is presented in Comino’s abandoned bakery. The public presentation runs from 2pm until 4.30pm. — WEATHER UPDATE: CO-OP FERRIES NOT OPERATING. TRY OTHER PROVIDERS — […]

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Malta’s Muses: Goddess, Madonna, Witch – RECAP

2018/07/25 by Bettina

For the event MALTA’S MUSES: GODDESS; MADONNA; WITCH, Fragmenta invited performing artist, writer, musician, and folklorist Kay Turner to engage the Maltese people in an experience centered around these 3 female figures who are important on world scale, but who have a special place on the Maltese islands. Prof. Kay Turner has been studying all 3 figures in her academic work. Beginning in 2012, Turner initiated a lecture-performance series “What a Witch” to explore the witch figure in participatory story-rituals. […]

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Malta’s Muses: Goddess, Madonna, Witch

2018/05/29 by Bettina

FRAGMENTA is incredibly honored and proud to be able to present a site-specific performance on June 5th by renowned folklore professor and performer Kay Turner on a special prehistoric site of Malta – the TARXIEN temples. Kay Turner will lecture on the overlapping her-stories of the Goddess, Madonna and Witch, three figures identifying Woman and women in Maltese life for generations, even millennia. Following the talk, Kay Turner will invite to a participatory performance. The performance will take form of […]

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SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS; a happening for a billboard – Eve Cocks in interview with David Pisani

2018/05/02 by Bettina

Subversive Semiotics – a happening for a billboard took place on May 10th in form of an official opening ceremony for a public billboard. The artistic happening was disguised in good Dada-style as official event, where visitors had been invited to obey the dress code (“Cocktail”); to converse politely over background music and to champagne; and to listen speeches by the Minister of billboards, sustainable debauchery and mental health, by the chairman of a local foundation and the founder of FRAGMENTA. […]

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THE SNAKE SHOW

2018/01/27 by Bettina

The exhibition “The Snake Show” tells the story of the changing perception of snakes throughout history – from prehistoric examples to contemporary perceptions. Having been a symbol of wisdom, fertility and life, the snake lost its positive meaning with the arrival of St. Paul to Malta, his encounter with a snake, and the advent of Christianity. The symbolic power of the snake symbol, however, has remained undiminished from prehistory to her incorporation into popular Christian devotion and beyond. The exhibition […]

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Almost There – Nov. 19th, Birkirkara

2017/11/14 by Bettina

TIME: Sunday, November 19th, 2 – 6 pm. LOCATION: Underground shelter of the Sant’ Elena Band Club Birkirkara FRAGMENTA-event with Darrin Zammit Lupi and Karen Irmer. The event takes place in an underground war-shelter. Bring a torch and water-proof shoes. Walk in the dark. Shine your light. There is some fog. See what you find. Maybe you discover something new… In “Almost There” Darrin Zammit Lupi presents beautiful landscape images that were created while on a two-week migrant search and […]

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