‘Hide me, Steal Me, Be Nice to Me’

‘Hide me, Steal Me, Be Nice to Me’

(Freedom to roam, overcoming barriers, confronting  crossings

12^th-21^st September 2025

Opening event 12^th 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.