The Grand Master’s Palace has been chosen as the official venue of the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
This multimedia art-piece by Ruben Zahra will be projected on the facade of this splendid palace, accompanied by a soundtrack with recorded texts from the 28 Member States of the European Union. The art-piece includes visuals and 3D mapping projections.
The concept behind this project is to create a large-scale architectural projection onto the facade of the Grand Master’s Palace, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, signed on 25th March 1957. The artistic attributes of the projection will reflect a contemporary vision with an epic and commemorative character, while the recordings which form part of the soundtrack will portray testimonials by foreigners residing in Malta, as well as quotes from literary sources with reference to three of the 2017 Maltese EU Presidency themes: migration, maritime, and the Mediterranean.
Each language has its own distinct rhythm and musical character which will contribute a unique texture to music. The strands of vocal fabric will be ‘composed’ in the fashion of a sound collage; a mosaic of languages portraying a kaleidoscope of rhythms, accents, and cadences; all coming together through an original score composed for percussion.