‘About Life’ – an art exhibition by Christine Attard

An exhibition ‘about life’ experiences is currently on, held in a house converted into an interactive and hands-on art centre in Xemxija. Each piece of art tells a story about situations in life that challenge the mind and allows for acknowledgment and personal growth.  The installations are simplifications of learning points in the artist Christine Attard's life that she hopes could serve others, allowing them to see thing things they may not be able to understand and give them another perspective on life situations. The paintings are subconscious expressions reached through introspection and self-questioning, resulting in pieces that depict chapters in her life, that she wishes visitors could relate to. The motivation to up-cycle is not only an opportunity to save materials from the landfill but which act as ‘triggers of guilt’ knowing that they have been discarded. The artist feels there is a link between items that are no longer seen as necessary or that serve a purpose and feeling hopeful that there is a new life in them.  She wants to encourage people who may not easily relate to art or who find abstract art challenging to comprehend, to attend and challenge themselves to...