The Victor Pasmore Gallery will open its doors for poets, writers, musicians, storytellers and wordsmiths to play with – and share – their verse-making process in a series of events that will be inspired by the artist’s work.
The gallery in Valletta is joining forces with Inizjamed for the open mics about Pasmore’s work, which will act as a springboard and an inspiration for a theme the public is invited to engage with.
Amid his continued artistic explorations throughout his time in Malta between 1966 and 1998, Pasmore dipped his pen in ink and began to write poems. They were verses – sometimes formed, sometimes found – that he eventually integrated into his paintings, prints and publications.
“The content of these writings wander about restlessly, constantly questioning our place in the world, history and myth. But the questions remain unanswered,” the organisers said.
“It is the questioning – the creating and composing of these poems – that keeps the poet alive, giving a voice, perhaps, to an image that yearns to be free.”
The Victor Pasmore Gallery and Inizjamed, in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti,will celebrate the poet and the visual artist through three open mic sessions, with the inaugural event scheduled for November 29 at 6.30pm.
The first session deals with the notion of form, questioning how we go about composing lines, verses and poems.
Set against a backdrop of Pasmore’s exploration of rhythm, patterns and basic forms – in writing as well as painting – it opens a space for reflections and creative processes related to form.
Artist, author and illustrator Rita Saliba will be the special guest of the evening.
All open mic sessions are free and bilingual (Maltese and English). Booking in advance is recommended.
