Sara Pace

Category: Exhibitions

  • Spring has sprung!

    This spring has started on a somewhat rainy mood here in Malta, but that has not stopped me from launching my vibrant Bettija’rt creation for the Delicata Winery Exhibition and Competition!

    Over January and February I was working on the transformation of a decommissioned barrique given to me by Delicata winery, as one of the 10 finalist artists chosen for the inaugural exhibition and competition launched this year by Delicata in commemoration of the 112 years since the inception of this family held winery. After being notified of my selection, we were given a tour of Delicata’s cellars by the master wine writer and head of sales Georges Meekers. During the wine tasting session, of 6 excellent wines, he recounted the history of Delicata winery’s formation and what their vision of the future is. This helped me start envisioning what I wished to do with the barrique upon commencement of the design!

    My initial idea developed from the sense of freedom that wine gives, the repose it offers after a day of work, with its’ colour and bouquet giving a promise to the sensuousness of its’ taste. I was also inspired by the movement of the wine in the glass upon swirling it before tasting, and it’s manner of capturing the light while swirling in the glass. This reminded me of the elements, namely the waves of the sea and the blowing of the wind, which give a delicately salty taste to seaside vineyards. My piece is entitled ‘Elemental Formation’, to read more about my piece you may follow this link ‘Sara Pace Project’

    The exhibition is open for public viewing at Level 1, Food Market, Is-Suq tal-Belt, Merchants’ Street, Valletta from the 12th of March to the 24th of April 2019. The competition winner will be decided by public vote along with a 4 panel jury and announced to the public on the 24th of April.

  • Fiera Arte Forlì, Venezia – 17-19 March 2017

    Hello!

    I’ve been radio silent for a long while, but as I promised you all at the beginning my blog will be infrequent, but will take place 😉

    I have been working away both at my studio and at managing my work, and finally I have positive results to show for it! My work shall be exhibited at the Venice Art Fair held at Forlì this weekend. If you happen to be there please do visit and spread the word! 

    This has happened thanks to the support of FriArte Rome, which is an art organisation by Ermenegildo Frioni, curator and art critic as well as lecturer in Art Criticism at top universities and centres of study in Rome.

    In the meantime, I am also working on other projects, and have been involved in possible future thinking projects organised by the Valletta 2018 and Arts Fund in Malta.

    I will let you know more soon! In the meantime​ please visit and share the Facebook event for this weekend’s Art Fair, and if you happen to be in the Forlì area, don’t forget to visit my work at FriArte’s stand!

    FriArte – Fiera Arte Internazionale, Forlì, 2017

    Thank you!!

    Sara P

  • The Invisible Visible Exhibition

    Entrance to the exhibition Space at the Fortress Builders, Valletta

    Exhibition held by Sara Pace and Xaxa Calleja at the Fortress Builders Interpretation Centre, Valletta in February – March 2016

    This exhibition was the culmination of two separate periods of artistic study by both myself and Xaxa Calleja, while at the Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan and at the Camden Arts Centre, London respectively.

    The concept behind it was to bring about awareness of the trans-formative nature of an artist’s residency for the artistic career of an artist. It is a time spent focusing on one’s own work, creating, as well as mingling with other artists on an international level thus bridging cultural backgrounds and informing the artist on contemporary work within the international art scene.

    We both felt that there were artistic parallels taking place in the work we were separately producing whilst abroad, and thus upon arriving in Malta we started discussing the possibility of holding a duo exhibition within the local context. The practice of artists co-working to create further works is not a new concept, and even though in this case there was not a conscious link before we came across one another’s work, we were both going through difficult personal times at the working stage of these artworks. This can be seen expressed in our then separate methods employed, that link and resonate, even if in their own particular ways.

    The fact that natural objects were at the basis of our influence towards the creation of our final pieces, as well as the very opposing landscapes we were faced with everyday creates a very particular affinity in our contribution, especially when seen as a whole.

    The works conducted during a residency or artistic study period are part of a soul searching experience where the artists immerse themselves into their work without any other preoccupations or responsibilities, this allows one to focus, and experiment without inhibition, aiming to find that zone of expression and interaction with like-minded individuals. As well as meeting new people, methods and artworks which may veer one’s artistic direction, one is able to seek one’s own voice to express oneself. Thus once one has had this experience and placed such input into the creation of these works it is only understandable that one would wish to exhibit the works, particularly in the artist’s own local environment.

    The pieces which both Xaxa and I have exhibited are works stemming from a natural source, imbued with mystical undertones and a moving energy. There works vary both in imagery as well as size, but the linking thread of nature’s resources was palpable in every work. The exhibition was comprised of paintings, drawings, photography as well as videography exhibiting the artists’ development and thought transition throughout the month spent away. We both presented artists’ talks to discuss our experience with other artists and interested students in various spaces, as well as at the exhibition space itself.