A solo exhibition by Sergio Muscat is opening at Valletta Contemporary today.
Memorial Immortal marks a new stage in Muscat’s ongoing project, developed over several years through a period of deep introspection.
Bringing together images, written material and video work, the exhibition reflects on how personal histories intersect with broader technological and social transformations. Rather than presenting a straightforward narrative, Muscat builds a fragmented field in which memory, loss and continuity coexist.
Central to the exhibition is Muscat’s interest in legacy – not as a fixed monument, but as something constantly revised, edited and negotiated. His background in technology and digital systems informs the way he approaches photography and digital art, treating them less as tools of documentation and more as frameworks within which memory is constructed and contested.
“I have always sought to push the boundaries of photography and digital art,” he says. “This long-term project brings my background in technology closer to my art. Memorial Immortal is a snapshot of my here and now – where my life and my art have brought me today. I invite visitors to share this experience with me.”
At Valletta Contemporary, Muscat’s work enters into dialogue with a space dedicated to experimental and critical practices in Malta. The exhibition forms part of the gallery’s ongoing commitment to presenting artists who test the limits of their mediums and address urgent contemporary questions. The physical setting – an industrial space in the heart of Valletta – becomes an active component of the exhibition, contrasting with the digital and conceptual nature of the works on display.
The project has evolved with the support of a close network of mentors, friends and collaborators who have contributed time, feedback and insight. Muscat acknowledges the importance of this community in navigating both the practical demands of mounting an exhibition and the slower, more demanding work of sustained artistic research.
By situating intimate questions of memory and mortality within the broader context of Malta’s cultural landscape, Memorial Immortal invites visitors to consider how their own stories are recorded, transformed and potentially prolonged.
The exhibition resists sentimental solutions, instead offering a precise and thoughtful space in which to confront what we choose to remember – and what we are prepared to let go.
Memorial Immortal opens today at 6pm and runs until December 24 and from January 7 to February 28. It is open from Wednesday to Saturday from 2 to 7pm. The gallery is closed on public holidays and between December 25 and January 6. Entrance is free.
It is supported by FBIC Farsons and Ta’ Dirjanu Intervisions, PhotoINK and Snap & Print.