Thursday 3 July
6pm - A Performative Opening; exhibition & symposium opening
6:15pm - Film screening
Podesta Island | Stéphanie Roland (23 mins), 2021
By comparing documentary sources with the stories and legends inspired by the island, the film Podesta Island paints a portrait of a controversial phantom island island. Combining satellite imagery and real footage, this journey to Terra Incognita celebrates imaginary geography.
6:45pm - Performative reading
Poetry reading
Poetry Maps | Matthew Schembri
Jake Buttigieg reads English translations of poems from Matthew Schembri’s project Poetry Maps which showcases several map outlines of island countries created from poems printed in black ink on white sheets. Each poem was written by a poet from an island nation, selected through an open call.
7pm - Exhibition opening & live concert
Qiegħ bla qiegħ - a bottomless seabed | SETA KIEN
A live sound performance by SETA KIEN (Kurt Buttigieg).
The sounds unfold as an immersive narrative built from sonification of sea data, repurposed vinyl, intimate field recordings, electronics and amplified objects, using tactile and electronic sources without any hierarchy or distinction between sounds. His music has been called "a well of sound" and "gorgeous, otherworldly musique concrète".
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