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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 JUNE 2024 4 ALMANAC My essentials SAR AH MARIA SCICLUNA 36, Lecturer of Fine Art and Artist Sarah Maria Scicluna is a visual artist whose work is deeply rooted in digital media, which she translates into tangible forms mainly through silk screen printing and using pen plotters. Her work has been exhibited her work both locally, and internationally. She currently lectures at MCAST. 1. Books 2. Film 3. Internet/TV 4. Music 5. Place ALTHOUGH my music choic- es are fairly eclectic, the album I always come back to is Glob- ular's "Entangled Everything." I love a multi-layered, trippy, psychedelic sound, mostly composed through rhythmic sampling, creating a unique ex- perience. Although I love all of his albums, this is one is defi- nitely my favourite. A really special place for me is Venice, Italy. While the city itself is beautiful, what I'm al- ways impressed with is what has to offer when I go there every two years for the Venice Biennale. It constantly chang- es for the exhibition, showcas- ing the work of many artists and seemingly taking a new life every time. I really good book that I read recently was "Play- ing to the Gallery" by Grayson Perry. This was a light read and is an in- sightful introduction to the world of contempo- rary art, written in a hu- morous and cheeky tone. While provocative, it is not pretentious and as a bonus, there's even funny illustrations. GUILLERMO del Toro's "Pinocchio" – This star-studded, interpreta- tion offers an interesting take on the classic tale we grew up with. In addition to being visually stunning, it goes on to explore aspects of human life such as trag- edy and death. I also appre- ciated that the character of Pinocchio wasn't portrayed throughout as the sweet and lovable child that so many people associate with the story. I don't watch TV but I do listen to a lot of podcasts. One that I listen to regularly is "The Other Castle" where they discuss video games and the lore and delves in the underlying themes one might miss when playing. There are some video games which I would want to learn the story, but I either don't have time to play them or would be scared to since they belong to the horror genre. Compiled by Laura Calleja suggestions by email lcalleja@mediatoday.com This page is supported by Arts Council Malta 4 5 1 2 3