Nicole Sciberras Debono’s first solo exhibition, ‘Lost in the Ether’, brings forward esoteric narratives of a domestic familiarity, with notes on online and para-social relationships, and the reflections of a young woman in a contemporary society.

Debono’s debut collection captures intimate and abstruse moments, belonging to either herself or her peers with whom she communicates through various online channels. She interprets and translates these moments into isolated visual anecdotes through choice in subject matter, narrative, shape, texture, and colour.

Debono gravitates towards this concept as she often wonders about the differences between online relationships and ‘real life’ personal relationships. She looks for an answer to the difference between the two. She sheds light on matters which preoccupy her thoughts, namely loneliness and solitude (they are not one and the same) in the ‘social’ age, understanding virtual relationships as well as the digital curation of the self. She captures a physical presence in all of her pieces, even where such form is outside of the frame.

View this exhibition at il-Kamra ta’ Fuq, Mqabba

Il-Kamra ta’ Fuq is a new exhibition venue, situated on the first floor of the iconic New Life Bar, in the quaint village of Mqabba. Monthly exhibitions will be held at this venue, curated by the Art Sweven team.