Spaces & Memories

🇬🇧 Spaces and Memories is an art project in Valletta that explores the relationship between the body, urban space, and collective memory from a decolonial perspective. Drawing on real-life testimonies, particularly from the period of independence it seeks to challenge official narratives and value community-based knowledge.
Through collaborative processes, twelve works (performances and installations) are created that view the body as a political and sensory archive. Additionally, the project offers an emotional journey through the city that brings urban sites to life through memories. Developed by Tudanzas and Wylsum Cultura, the project positions art as a form of intercultural mediation and resistance.

🇲🇹 Spaces and Memories huwa proġett tal-arti fil-Belt Valletta li jesplora r-relazzjoni bejn il-ġisem, l-ispazju urban u l-memorja kollettiva minn perspettiva dekolonjali. Abbażi ta’ testimonjanzi veri, b’mod partikolari mill-perjodu tal-Indipendenza, ifittex li jikkontesta n-narattivi uffiċjali u jagħti valur lill-għarfien ibbażat fuq il-komunità.
Permezz ta’ proċessi kollaborattivi, jinħolqu tnax-il biċċa xogħol (prestazzjonijiet u installazzjonijiet) li jħarsu lejn il-ġisem bħala arkivju politiku u sensorju. Barra minn hekk, il-proġett joffri vjaġġ emottiv madwar il-belt li jagħti l-ħajja lis-siti urbani permezz tal-memorji. Żviluppat minn Tudanzas u Wylsum Cultura, il-proġett jippożizzjona l-arti bħala forma ta’ medjazzjoni interkulturali u reżistenza.

📅 Thursday 26th November 2026 - Sunday 10th January 2027
📍 Atrium, Upper-Atrium & Atrium Approach, Spazju Kreattiv, Valletta
🌐 https://spazjukreattiv.org/event/spaces-and-memories/#en
🤝 This project is part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme 2026-27, in partnership with Valletta Design Cluster, and in collaboration with Tara Dalli, Francesca Zammit, Tina Camilleri, Sergio Laferla and Local community members of Valletta, Malta.