OPEN MIC #3
On Translation/Fuq Ilsna
Victor Pasmore Gallery and Inizjamed will join forces for a series of open mics inspired by Victor Pasmore’s work. Victor Pasmore’s work will act as a springboard, an inspiration for a theme the general public is invited to engage with.
This event forms part of the permanent collection THE EYE AND THE SYMBOL at the VP Gallery.
Victor Pasmore Gallery and Inizjamed, in collaboration with Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, are organising the third open mic in this series, which takes as a departure point the results and experience of writers who participated in an on-site translation workshop. The workshop offered a three-way framework in which the art of translation could be explored: the literal translation Victor Pasmore’s poetry from English to Maltese (or other languages); the translation of the work process, visual and literary references of the artist into new composed texts; and the translation of image to text in a sort of visual ekphrasis of Pasmore’s work.
The open-mic, however, is open to all poets who have, or are working, on translations, especially from English to Maltese or vice-versa. It will be an evening to share such work, as well as the many challenges and discoveries made in the process of translation.
The open-mic will be held on 14 March at 6 p.m. at the Victor Pasmore Gallery in Valletta (275, St Paul Street). This session deals with the notion of TRANSLATION.
All open mic sessions are free and bilingual (Maltese and English). Booking in advance is highly recommended. The gallery will be open for visits, and conversations may continue afterward over a complimentary glass of wine.
