2023
Debut solo show at the Embassy of Malta in the Netherlands (The Hague)
This project delves into Malta’s recent history from a personal lens. By observing family photographs, Farrugia has built an archive of images, recounting Malta’s historical narrative through these personal scenes within the family home and beyond.
This act of collecting visual artefacts unveils the activity of constructing history and our perception of it. The work consists of a selection of images that contain people, places and objects. The identification of these everyday items serve as inspiration for new ceramic forms and a means of referencing objects made during that period. Each ceramic piece mirrors an interpretation of the original object, still trying to capture the essence of the everyday items, much like a blurred memory. The objects also provide an insight into Malta's changing social history, while also observing the many changes and milestones experienced by the Maltese population.
This project was created in collaboration with the Embassy of Malta in The Netherlands.