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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 MAY 2022 10 ALMANAC My essentials RUPERT CEFAI 51, visual artist Trained as an interior designer and worked in the field for approximately 15 years. I have concentrated solely on art and artistic projects for the last 14 and have exhibited regularly both locally and abroad. I have also chaired the board of governors of Spazju Kreattiv for the last nine years. 1 2 4 5 1. Book 3 2. Film 3. Internet/TV 4. Music 5. Place 'THE Hand of God' by Pao- lo Sorrentino. Just loved the film for a number of reasons. In a way it reminded me of my own youth in the 1980s; a number of characters in the movie in particular re- mind me of family members and family friends which I grew up with. The opening scene, where one character called Patrizia meets San Gennaro, and what happens next, remains one of my fa- vourite scenes, it just pulls you in this surreal world. I love Sorrentino's work. I don't watch TV but internet is my main source of infor- mation and the equivalent of my daily bread. That's where I get all my daily news and information about art events I would be interested to fol- low. I'm an avid consumer of documentaries ranging from history and art through to technology and science. So, I tend to be a daily visitor to websites such as Curiosity and BBCselect. Then there are the art websites such as hyperallergic.com, artreview. com, frieze.com and count- less others... SAVAGE by Gary Numan. Numan was quite popular in my youth but like most musi- cians of the 80s he just went off the radar. Lately I discov- ered his latest work. Savage is one album to enjoy both his studio and live versions. LATELY I visited Parco dei Nebrodi in northern Sicily. At first, I was quite hesitant to go there for a multitude of reasons but when I got there I was blown away. I wouldn't mind retiring there, in some quaint village between the hills of that park. SAPIENS – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval No- ah Harari. Lately I found my- self really getting interested in any literature that may ex- plain what is it that makes us human. If we want to under- stand who we are and where we're going as a species, the dominant species on Earth, we cannot ignore how we got here. This human story, cover- ing thousands of years might also explain why as a species we spend so much energy on something we call Art.