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Architecture is often known to be the art and science of designing a space. It is often perceived from a very technical aspect that deals merely with the field of construction and building. With the rapid advancements in the present day world, the technical side of this discipline seems to overpower the creative and artistic trait that indeed sets it apart from other fields. Hence this literary piece aims to throw light on how art, when intertwined with architecture leads to profound findings and aids in establishing consequent inferences.

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Malta: Culture in Transformation.

Projects and processes of a contemporary cultural development

Deadline: April 30^th, 2017.

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Two Bodies, 2016 (wood and electronic circuit)

in memory of Raquel Schembri

Two apparently identical wooden cubes sit side by side on a base. Despite looking the same, one of them levitates.

Street Art is one of the artistic languages today increasingly present in the media and cultural debate. Born as an expression of a spontaneous intervention, Street Art has imposed itself as an artistic practice that takes a lot of forms, shapes, techniques and strategies of action, giving life to unique models of interaction with the public itself.

When we talk about the phenomenon of street art we have to consider both its features and the urban space with which it interacts.

In this town, nobody seems to be afraid of graffiti. Many would call it “creative intervention” and might even see it as anticipating the true Commons, a space that transcends fake public/private divides. They count “street art” among the few remaining authentic forms of expression today.

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Walking to work each day is a visual experience, as one passes several larger than life murals painted on every other street, in the Lower East Side of New York City. This public gallery provides a glimpse into the history and transformation of this area over recent decades. However, as gentrification has taken hold, many of the buildings that showcase these community murals are slated to be demolished.