Malta National Pavilion for the maltabiennale.art 2026

News│ 16 June 2025

Biennale Theme:

TNADDAF: Waqqaf it-tniġġis ambjentali, etiku u estetiku. Issaffa, iddiġerixxi ssustanza u rreġetta l-ħażin.

TGĦARRAF: Iddistingwi, iddeċifra, iddawwal, ifhem.

TFERRAQ: Ibdel ir-rotta, ibdel id-direzzjoni radikalment, iftaħ mogħdijiet ġodda

CLEAN: Stop environmental, ethical and aesthetic pollution. Purge, digest, expel.

CLEAR: Discern, decipher, elucidate, understand.

CUT: Break away, radically shift direction, open new paths

Malta National Pavilion:

Wonderland: Kaos Kontemporanju

Ispirat minn Alice fl-Art tal-Għeġubijiet ta’ Lewis Carroll, il-Padiljun ta’ Malta jistedinna ninżlu mit-toqba tal-fenek biex naħsbu fuq l-illużjoni tal-perfezzjoni ffurmata minn teknoloġija avvanzata, globalizzazzjoni, u industrijalizzazzjoni – forzi li, aktar milli jġibu l-ordni, jidhru li qed iħeġġu tip kurjuż ta’ kaos fil-ħajja moderna tagħna.

Drawing inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Malta Pavilion invites us down the rabbit hole to question the illusion of perfection shaped by advanced technology, globalisation, and industrialisation – forces that, rather than bringing order, seem to be conjuring a curious kind of chaos in our modern lives.

Curated by: Dr Katya Micallef

The biennale opens on 11th March 2026 and runs until 29^th May 2026.

Apply here

Application Timeline:

– Opening Date: 16th June 2025

– Deadline: 29th August 2025 at noon

– Selection Period: September and October 2025

– Final Selections Announcement: Friday, 31st October 2025

More information on maltabiennale.art can be found at https://maltabiennale.art/

Application Procedure:

• Submission: The interested applicant fills in the application, attaches the required documents, and presses ‘submit’.
  The applicant receives a receipt of application through the provided email address.

• Follow-up: Where necessary, applicants will be contacted for further questioning on any queries presented by the Selection Board.
  Applicants have one week to answer queries pertaining to their application.

• Selection: Accepted applicants will be contacted by the selection board to start the necessary discussions and way forward.