Ruth Bianco in Malta

Malta is one of those islands that is one of the lesser-traveled tourist destinations, making it rather ideal for the discerning global traveler.  There aren’t as many developed tourist agendas here, and it’s possible to really get in touch with the local population, along with the local rhythms of place.  It is also completely equipped to take care of every guests needs, offering contemporary amenities that will make you feel connected to the world.  There is also a spectacular opportunity to get lost in the mystery of the place, and disappear from all of your usual responsibilities and obligations.  Malta has plenty of luxury hotels so that a vacation here can be spent in splendid style.

It is also the home to Ruth Bianco, digital and combined media artist, and being here also offers a wonderful opportunity to see her work in context.  She is far ahead of the wave of contemporary art practice, using her skills and talents to move contemporary forms of visual art in new and exciting directions.  She was born and raised in Malta, and currently divides her time between here and the U.K., where she earned her Master’s and Doctoral degree in fine art.  Her work is shown widely in Europe, and Malta in particular is an ideal location to get to know her complicated body of art.

Her work is particularly focused on the idea of territory.  Drawing on the theories of Gilles Delueze, her video installations are particularly suitable toward exploring the notion of deterritorialization.  This concept takes geography as a beginning point, looking at notions of political boundaries and nationhood.  Deterritorialization refers, then, to the physical movements and migrations of peoples, but also refers to concepts.  It can suggest that fixed meanings get lost in movement, but it also suggests that there is a possibility for liberation, both philosophical and personal, in dislocation, where new meanings are possible in the moment.  Her work is a deep interrogation into history’s great rubbish heap, mining concrete space along with accompanying abstractions to suggest new lines of flight.

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