Medium: Etching - Hardground, Drypoint and Aquatint - edition of 10
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm x 2 cm
Year: 2021
Artwork Description: This work forms part of an ongoing series of etchings and graphic work called Nomads. It is inspired by the current ecological and social challenges characterising the 21st century. The work can be viewed as part of the artist’s reflections on the salient features of humankind anomalies and conundrums.
Roderick Camilleri is a practising artist and a curator. He studied philosophy, Art and Art History (University of Malta), and holds a B.A. and an M.A.. He attended various professional development programmes, furthering his studies at international institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts (London) as well as Slade University (London), and developed his artistic experimental practices at different professional studios in Edinburgh, Rome, Venice, and Marrakesh, amongst others. Roderick is an active participant in the local art scene. His interdisciplinary visual art practice explores themes related to ontology, metaphysics and materiality. He works as a full-time art educator, teaching studio-practice and theory at the Malta School of Art, Valletta. He is currently the Vice-President of the Malta Society of Arts.
