{"id":8623,"date":"2026-03-09T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlkold.com\/?p=8623"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:14:05","slug":"legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"A sculpture for the national art collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-2 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-5 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>I\u2019ve been commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv, Malta\u2019s National Centre for Creativity, to create an artwork for Malta\u2019s national art collection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spazju Kreattiv is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an exhibition titled \u201cNurturing Legacy Through Art\u201d and has commissioned four artists to each create a work. It\u2019s a huge honour to be selected alongside phenomenal Maltese artists Vince Briffa, Paul Scerri and James Micallef Grimaud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEGACY is a sculpture made from copper and Maltese limestone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEGACY (with English subtitles)\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfjSJhwUDRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am very pleased to have been asked to contribute my work for this milestone event, and to have it shown in an exhibition space that holds such a special place in my heart. The exhibition showcases each artist in turn and my artwork will be on view at Spazju Kreattiv in Valletta April 16 \u2013 May 24, 2026. The inauguration takes place at St James Cavalier on Thursday April 16 at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This project was commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv and is possible thanks to generous support by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/mlkold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LEGACY_sponsors-1024x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LEGACY_sponsors-1024x153.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LEGACY_sponsors-300x45.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LEGACY_sponsors.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I am also grateful for invaluable expertise from <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.element29.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">element29<\/a><\/strong> and help from Victor Calleja.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been commissioned by Spazju Kreattiv, Malta\u2019s National Centre for Creativity, to create an artwork for Malta\u2019s national art collection! Spazju Kreattiv is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an exhibition titled \u201cNurturing Legacy Through Art\u201d and has commissioned four artists to each create a work. It\u2019s a huge honour to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/legacy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A sculpture for the national art collection&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes"},"categories":[124,45],"tags":[],"featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",768,768,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-1024x1024.jpg",950,950,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",1200,1200,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",1200,1200,false],"inspiro-featured-image":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",1200,1200,false],"inspiro-loop":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-950x320.jpg",950,320,true],"inspiro-loop@2x":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-1200x640.jpg",1200,640,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail@2x":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"portfolio_item-masonry":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"portfolio_item-masonry@2x":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",1200,1200,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_cinema":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-800x335.jpg",800,335,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-600x900.jpg",600,900,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait@2x":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail.jpg",1200,1200,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_square":["https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MLKOLD_Legacy_detail-800x800.jpg",800,800,true]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8623"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8713,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8623\/revisions\/8713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mlkold.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}