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8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 3 DECEMBER 2025 CULTURE Local artist Lisa Cassar launches debut solo exhibition this December LOCAL artist Lisa Cassar launched her debut solo exhibi- tion, 'where I go to breathe', at Camilleri Paris Mode in Rabat on Saturday morning, unveiling a collection of works shaped by her pursuit of calm and restora- tion. The exhibition brings togeth- er a series of 'naturescapes', in- timate and vibrant works that chart her return to the natural world at moments when she felt most in need of grounding. Using saturated colour and fluid brushwork, Cassar's work evokes both movement and stillness, each one inspired by a place that has contributed to her healing journey after a period of turbulent events. Rather than broad horizons or sweeping vistas, Cassar turns her attention to the often-over- looked details of the outdoors: the layered greens of clustered leaves, the shifting geometry of branches, the play of dappled light across dense undergrowth. These close-up studies of local trees, plants, and tangled foli- age blur the boundary between realism and abstraction. Leaves dissolve into patterns; branches form rhythmic structures; col- our moves in pulses rather than planes. In a time when nature feels in- creasingly fragile, she feels com- pelled to pull it closer, to rebuild on canvas the sense of safety it offers her. The effect is immersive. Stand- ing before each canvas, the view- er feels pulled into a fragment of nature that is at once familiar and strangely expansive, a re- minder that even the smallest corner of the natural world con- tains complexity, shelter, and quiet. The exhibition emerged from Cassar's efforts to rebuild her sense of stability amidst a season of trials. In turning to nature, she found that focusing on its in- timate forms - the curve of a leaf, the repetition of patterns, the way light filters through branch- es - offered a kind of meditation. Painting those forms became an extension of that healing. where I go to breathe offers viewers that same release: a mo- ment to slow down, look closely, and find peace in the intricate forms of the natural world. The exhibition opened on 29th November and will be on view at Camilleri Paris Mode, Rabat, during the month of December. The event is sponsored by King Shoe Shop, VeeGeeBee Malta and Gauci Borda. Find the artist on Instagram @im- ostlypaintmykids to follow her journey."