Vanishing Valletta

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Vanishing Valletta

21 December 2018 - 27 January 2019

Dates and Times: Friday 21 December – Sunday 27 January
Venue: Space C, Spazju Kreattiv
Price: Free

In 1982 artist photographer David Pisani embarked on a personal project to document the city of Valletta and the surrounding harbour area with an emphasis on the socially deprived periphery of Valletta and the infamous red light district of Strait Street which he regularly frequented.  What started as a photo essay of the derelict buildings of the city and the dwindling activity in Strait Street would evolve into an epic documentation of Valletta spanning 29 years.

The collection consists of 192 images selected from thousands of negatives and was in part first exhibited in the Biennale of Photography in Paris (Mois de la Photo) in 1996 under the title La Valette et le Grand Port – Portrait d’une Capitale Maritime. In June 2000 the Bibliothèque Nationale de France acquired a selection of original prints for its permanent collections.

All the photographs in this collection are fine art silver gelatin printed from the original negatives by the photographer.

Details

Start:
21 December 2018
End:
27 January 2019
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Venue

Spaces
St James Cavalier
Castille Place, Valletta VLT1060 Malta
Phone:
356 21223200

Organiser

Spazju Kreattiv

Other

Creative Team David Pisani (artist)