‘Hide
me, Steal Me, Be Nice to Me’
(Freedom
to roam, overcoming barriers, confronting crossings
12th-21st
September 2025
Opening
event 12th
September 7pm-10pm
Wed
– Sat.: 10-13 & 17-19 / Sun.: 10-12
Arthall,
8, Triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo, Malta
Three photographic works of mine are on display
Curator
and Visual Artist, Diana Ali in collaboration with Arthall,
is pleased to present
the exhibition ‘Hide
me, Steal Me, Be Nice to Me’, an
exhibition of contemporary artwork investigating confrontational
crossings, overcoming barriers & freedom of movement.
This
exibition was also on display last year, August 2024 in Madeira,
Portugal
We
are facing many barriers globally where our identities are being
bruised, rejected, and turned away. This leaves a tension for bodies,
thoughts, and circumstances to be accepted and co-exist. Artists have
been invited to contest and question what it means to face barriers.
Often our artworks have been declined from being shown and exhibited.
This exhibition gives an opportunity for the art to migrate. There
may not be a utopia, but there are ways of overcoming barriers.Imagine
the artwork being personified. What would it say if it had freedom of
movement, no immigration law, finding asylum and a sense of belonging
without being displaced? A
fantastic array of international artists come together in one space
to question, confront and seek sanctuary through their artwork.
In
2024, a majority of the work was detained by the Portuguese customs
on the way to be exhibited in Madeira. The
artwork did not have a freedom to roam. In 2025, the art hopes to
confront crossings and overcome barriers by having the opportunity to
be exhibited at Arthall, Malta.