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About
Now running its sixth edition, the MCAST ICA Festival provides a platform for creative students to display their work while simultaneously meeting with industry stakeholders. It features work by the final-year BA students from MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts. Apart from also giving career advice to MCAST’s prospective students it also acts as a link between the institute and the local art and design community. Ultimately, the MCAST ICA Festival’s purpose and goal is to celebrate the students’ creativity and hard work that came to fruition throughout their challenging but gratifying years of education, as well as showcasing their work to industry experts outside the formal educational context.
About
Liminality refers to what is simultaneously one of the most daunting and uncomfortable parts of the creative process that is also the final frontier before the next great idea. With this theme we urge individuals not to fear the unknown but embrace this liminal space of creativity to continue pushing for innovation and expression in one’s chosen discipline. This evokes feelings of sci-fi and exploration that go hand in hand with the theme – Embrace Liminality – as well as the aesthetic that was implemented for the MCAST ICA Festival 2022.
Dedication
1947 – 2022
To Donald Friggieri Director, Teacher, Mentor and Friend I still remember in June 1983 when I visited Donald Friggieri’s exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta. Impeccably displayed, it was a remarkable collection of an innovative, contemporary design in silversmithing with a clever and highly refined craftsmanship. It was the product of his thesis as he had just graduated in three-dimensional design from Middlesex University. Yet we actually and accidentally rubbed shoulders some 10 years before in the early ‘70s while placing our works for a Sacred Art exhibition at the Annex of St John’s CoCathedral. But it was only in 1993, when he took the post of Headship at the Art and Design Centre (ADC) in Valletta, where I had just been teaching, that we started to get to know each other. Both of us lecturing in evening classes, we would meet between school hours and the evening session, take a walk in the streets of the city, and stop for a snack or a drink. Those
were the moments when we started to build our friendship, sharing ideas and debating, while not missing an occasional pinch of his humorous remarks. In 2001, with the foundation of MCAST, he was the driving force in giving birth to the College's Institute of Art and Design (now Institute for the Creative Arts) at Targa Gap, Mosta, together with some members of staff from the ADC, including myself. His disciplined yet amicable approach towards the teaching and learning aspects of education were an inspiration to both students and staff. His ever-constant support, understanding and complete trust in the performance of my duties until his retirement in 2008 are at the heart of my cherished memories, and mark some of the best years of my teaching career. - Alfred Camilleri Retired MCAST Lecturer
Thank You
MCAST President & Principal’s Message
It is with pride that we write this message to all students, staff members and other stakeholders who are directly or indirectly participating in this sixth edition of the MCAST ICA Festival. At the heart of each edition is the creative spirit of our final-year degree students who take part in such an exhibition of talent and resourcefulness. MCAST has become synonymous with opportunity and prosperity. Any student who has completed secondary education has an opportunity to work and learn at this College in a wide variety of subjects under six overarching sectors namely information technology, the applied sciences, engineering and transport, community services, business management and commerce, and the creative arts. All qualifications and work experiences or work placements lead to the prospect of a career or job openings. From surveys, over 92% of our students find jobs or careers in the areas of their studies. It is to the credit of our hard working management and lecturing staff members that our students can excel in their talent. The MCAST ICA Festival is an exemplary platform. This year’s theme Embrace Liminality is undoubtedly an interesting challenge for students to move from the periphery to the centre of their creative talent and display the limitless boundaries of their applied thoughts and the medium of their
choice. Liminality is a word used to describe the psychological process of transitioning across boundaries and borders. Coming from the Latin word “limen” which means threshold, it is literally the edge separating one space from another. Metaphorically speaking it is that space in the wall where people move from one room to another. This Festival is indeed the physical space provided by Spazju Kreattiv where students can project their creativity and expect to move to the next step of their limitless and original inspiration. In various forms, our students' ingenuity is a pleasure to watch, admire and appreciate. It is just more than visual. One could sense in all artefacts and displays the youngish soul, bodies and hands that experiment, dare and accomplish works that provoke, talk and elicit new margins of exploration and new investigations. That we are proud of this talent is a given fact. However, we are more than that. We are confident that our students are in good hands; that their talent is being drawn out in the most inspired manner possible; that the hard work at the Institute for the Creative Arts (ICA) augurs well for creativity in Malta. As a public institution, we will continue to be inspired by our strategic objective 2 in the College’s Plan 2022-2027 to strengthen quality and relevance to enhance the students’ learning experience. This festival fulfils in no small measure this objective. - Prof. Ian Refalo President - Prof. Joachim James Calleja Principal / CEO
MCAST ICA Director’s Message
Spazju Kreattiv Artistic Director's Message
While celebrating the work of students in their final year, this year’s edition of the MCAST ICA Festival, which bears the title Embrace Liminality, also commemorates Donald Friggieri’s contribution to education in the creative arts. Earlier this year Donald Friggieri, the first Director of what was previously known as MCAST’s Institute of Art and Design, sadly passed away. Nonetheless, his legacy lives on through lecturing staff at ICA who were former colleagues and/or students of his, and who now equally passionately pass on their love for and appreciation of the creative arts. As a specialist in three-dimensional design he would certainly have embraced liminality as part of the design process, an experience here most directly reflected in
the areas of Fashion, Product, and Spatial Design. Nonetheless, it also relates to the creative approach of other disciplines including Creative Media Production, Fine Art, Game Art & Visual Design, Graphic Design, Interactive Media, Performing Arts and Photography which, together with programmes in Journalism, Cultural Heritage Skills and Graphic Printing, are offered at ICA. Thanks go to all industry shareholders who have supported learners in their journeys over the years. Furthermore, special thanks go to Arts Council Malta and Spazju Kreattiv for their continuous support and contribution. Moreover, the extraordinary dedication and commitment of ICA staff and students, together with that of MCAST stakeholders, are also warmly acknowledged. - Dr Martina Caruana Director
One of Spazju Kreattiv’s main remits as the National Centre for Creativity is to act as a hub for emerging artists to harness their talents and skills within the sector. In this framework, the annual MCAST ICA Festival seeks to provide the needed resources and professional expertise for students to excel in their research and presentation of their work. This process comprises regular meetings between the staff of both entities to establish a platform where students are empowered to develop a body of work that promotes innovation and creativity. The showcase is not only a series of individual exhibits but, most importantly, a collective effort by all those involved to produce an event that promotes excellence.
Through the process, the Festival serves as an opportunity for participants to become better accustomed to the requirements needed to succeed in the sector while giving the space for them to meet other peers and enhance their network. Such a platform not only introduces the public to the potential emerging creatives but also allows the participants to strengthen their career trajectory within the creative sector and beyond. Within such a context of encounters and exchanges, Spazju Kreattiv is proud to host another edition of the MCAST ICA Festival. We look forward to strengthening such collaboration for the years to come and for Spazju Kreattiv to continue being a champion for social dialogue and creative expression. - Mr Daniel Azzopardi Spazju Kreattiv Artistic Director
Institute for the Creative Arts
COURSES B.A. (Hons) in
CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION B.A. (Hons) in
FASHION B.A. (Hons) in
FINE ART B.A. (Hons) in
GAME ART & VISUAL DESIGN B.A. (Hons) in
GRAPHIC DESIGN B.A. (Hons) in
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
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B.A. (Hons) in
JOURNALISM B.A. (Hons) in
PERFORMING ARTS B.A. (Hons) in
PHOTOGRAPHY B.A. (Hons) in
PRODUCT DESIGN B.A. (Hons) in
SPATIAL DESIGN
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Media Production gives learners the opportunity to work hands-on in creative environments, and produce audio-visual content for both artistic and commercial practices, acquiring a broad range of knowledge and skills with respect to theory and practice in film-making along the way. The work presented in this space comes from this year’s graduands, and is a response to the modern challenges of multiplatform or transmedia storytelling. Transmedia storytelling communicates narrative across an integrated network of synced storylines and multimedia platforms. This exhibition is a showcase of each student’s creative talents, and is a contribution to our shared narrative. Each project could stand alone but collectively they form a complex narrative about an alternative world of heroes and villains. Moreover, each story gives us a greater understanding of the complex and colourful world they inhabit, and its rich and entertaining backstory.
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Creative Media Production
Corey Agius Cole & Vex Video & Online platforms (Instagram/Website)
Cole is a 22-year-old human who is the host of Vex, an immortal entity. Vex has the power of teleportation and, over the time they have been together, Vex has trained Cole to use this ability. Now in the year 2022 where more villians are rising up it is up to Cole and Vex to stop them, and this has been easy until their age-old rival, ‘Is-Sajjett’ shows up. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Daniel Tihn The Daily Dip
that is the truth. ‘The Daily Dip’, founded and run by D. Desmond Debono, is a newspaper focused on spreading reality in a country brainwashed with the glitz and glamour of having super-strength, speed, or whatever ability it is that that radioactive ‘pastizz’ gave you. Wake up people!
Malta has been overrun by super-powered beings. Is that a plane? No, it is another mutant flying through public airspace without a licence, acting as if they own the country - and 19
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Denilson Brincat The Shaznalaya Projects
'The Shaznalaya Projects’ is the fashion place to go to when you are a mutant, misfit or just a regular citizen, who needs to get fashion fittings for a costume or your regular clothes. Be on the lookout for her Fall collection due out in August. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Jason Grech Is-Sajjett
'Is-Sajjett' is an entity trapped in an amulet by his archnemesis, Vex. His goal is to defeat Vex and their current host by finding a strong enough host of his own and to refine his lightning powers. 21
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Kathryn Morrison Klaus Von Krankenvagen’s dossier
discovered what he was doing and reported him, resulting in his ultimate termination of employment. As the leader of the Żejtun Scientology Collective, he believes he was sent from God to cure Covid-19, so this cannot slide. Now, Klaus resides in his evil cave in his mother’s basement where he seeks revenge on Alma D. and aims to expose her and the superheroes on his gossip blog to ruin her name and win back his job. The plan is so complex and confusing it cannot fail!
Klaus Von Krankenvagen is a 50-year-old German National and former professor of medical ethics at the University of Malta. Why former professor, you may ask? Well, Klaus was fired for selling faulty Covid-19 vaccines to his students. Alma D. was the journalist who MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Kayleigh Sammut A. Donna - The Daily Dip’s Number One Journalist
A. Donna is a young British journalist who relocated to Malta after a story she broke about faulty vaccines went viral. She now works for D. Desmond Debono at The Daily Dip, where her mission is to expose and humiliate others whenever possible. 23
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Maria Attard Gigi the Entity
Gigi is an entity that has been living in a journal for years. Recently the artefact was discovered by Dr Goopy, an eccentric scientist, who accidentally unleashed Gigi into the world with a failed experiment. Now that Gigi is out in the world, they are looking for a body to possess and take over. Who will be their next victim? MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Marilyn Gatti Kraus Waterworld
Watergirl travels the world’s oceans and waterways, protecting them from harm, but something is drawing evil forces to the waters surrounding Malta. Is there something or someone beneath the island that is calling out like a siren’s song, something causing these monsters to congregate in this territory? Is a war coming? Whatever the answer, Watergirl is ready to defend the island from these underwater monsters.
The underwater world is full of dangerous creatures and kingdoms poised to destroy the surface world, but Watergirl, a creature made almost entirely of water, is our saviour! She can manipulate the sea and the natural creatures that inhabit it as she sees fit. 25
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Michelle Vella Fenech The Alchemist and the Pigeon
The Alchemist is a misfit who knows everything about everyone but stays in the shadows keeping its identity a secret. It uses the Pigeon in order to spy and get to know everything. It is called the Alchemist as it has the abilities to create potions and enhances other characters in the universe’s abilities. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Patrick Mahoney The Experiments of Dr Iven
Dr Iven is a local scientist who fears from the mutant vigilantes and villains that have appeared on the island recently. Worried by the potential dangers they could cause, he begins research and experiments in order to replicate and counteract their abilities, and create an army of guardians, applying their powers in a more public manner. 27
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion programme aims to address the demand for fashion professionals within the fashion industry, including fashion/costume design and production, retail and marketing. Learners are supported with contextual studies to understand how fashion designers inspire their creativity. The degree programme provides learners with the specialist skills to create patterns using traditional techniques as well as modern software (CAD/CAM) within the fashion production processes on small and mass production scales. Moreover, the programme offers specialist units addressing the retail and marketing content. The course is targeted towards individuals who wish to set up their own firm with the required entrepreneurial skills, as well as towards those who wish to progress in the vast fashion business.
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Alicia Busuttil Solastalgia 4-piece collection
about harsh chemical dyes that are polluting the environment and waterways, eventually harming the population. Alicia wants to make a statement as well as a contribution, so she utilised naturally dyed silk and eco-prints for her collection. Her aim is to contribute to sustainable fashion practices in the industry. Her collection is sustained by a study within her dissertation.
Alicia’s collection is called ‘Solastalgia’ to express the nostalgia of nature being affected by the changing environment due to climate change. It was inspired by research MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Dhalia Grech Fjuretti Fashion collection of 5 outfits
florals. Her concept derived from the Maltese traditional technique that is incorporated to the modern technique of digital 3D printing. The work is also inspired by Iris Van Herpen’s fantasy creations of transparent, sensual, and pastel colours. Dhalia’s designs are known for their otherworldly three-dimensional garments and commitment to sustainability. In the case of these five different dresses references to nature can also be found.
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Dhalia’s collection is called ‘Fjuretti’, inspired by her love for nature. The collection is based on transparent structures adorned with beautiful 3D-printed elements and ‘ganutell’ 31
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Elise Galea SWEAR
showcases a variety of future trends that will have an impact on the fashion industry and society. The magazine features upcoming trends, articles, visuals, and interviews with personalities within the fashion industry. It provides a forecast on streetwear, retail stores, the runway as well as references to the latest materials, techniques, and designers that impact our lifestyle. ‘SWEAR’ magazine is available in printed format and on digital media.
Fashion Magazine and 1 outfit elisegalea4.wixsite.com/portfolio
Elise’s fashion magazine ‘SWEAR’, aims to create fashion forecasts based on future trends which is also the first rendition of this niche that is represented in Malta. ‘SWEAR’ MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Emma Borg Noisulli
project to engage customers. Emma is an enthusiast and believes that the relationship of fashion and art together creates something which manifests an expression or an emotion. This collection portrays a sense of freedom, expression, creativity, and illusion. The bold print projected in the outfits engages the wearer to express the introverted. The colour palette consists of powerful colours to visually attract the attention of the viewer or potential consumer.
Fashion collection of 4 outfits borg16emma.wixsite.com/portfolio
Emma has worked in retail and merchandising, while following the fashion course. Emma’s collection titled ‘Noisulli’, referring to the illusion that fashion merchandising can 33
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Enya Curmi Grotesque
of ‘where do costumes and fashion meet?’. Past as well as present Maltese carnival costumes are investigated and explored, and then used as a reference for the creation of conceptual design as a key to unlocking possible ideas for upcoming fashion trends. The collection presents designs, resembling carnival costumes. The concept is reflected through the colours, materials, shapes, and forms which are all akin to what one would be familiar with when visiting Maltese carnival.
Fashion collection inspired by grotesque carnival costumes enyacurmi.wixsite.com/enya-curmi
Enya’s collection titled ‘Grotesque’ is inspired primarily by the Maltese carnival costume. The designs explore the reign of folly and the grotesque, and aim to question the idea MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Jazmyn El Gadi Pace Mauri
Fashion collection inspired by African fashion and plus sizes
chronicle, tribal colours, and styles. Jazmyn designed this mini collection to celebrate the culture and fashion of her paternal ancestors, and the proximity of Malta to Africa. Another aspect that the collection considers is that although the dresses are made in size 8, these styles are also ideal for any other size.
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Jazmyn is Maltese born with African heritage. The project titled ‘Mauri’ originated through in-depth research of the African fashion 35
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Kayleigh Camilleri Rebirth’s Law
tradicts fast fashion production to embrace the beauty in discarded clothing. Fashion can compare to energy, meaning that what was created should not be destroyed but could be simply changed from one form to another. This represents the wholesome theme of the collection as the creator sourced fabric from existing clothing, experimented with vegan leather from fermented kombucha, and incorporated sustainable ink made from algae for the prints.
Fashion collection of 2 recycled outfits kayleighcamilleri0.wixsite.com/portfolio
Kayleigh is very fond of the environment, and decided to address sustainability. This collection titled ‘Rebirth’s Law’ mirrors the creator’s path as she shields away and conMCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Lourdes Giordmaina Dancing Petals Fashion collection inspired by clerical (religious) textiles techniques
Lourdes’s collection ‘Dancing Petals’ is inspired by nature, and features two Maltese traditional crafts - bobbin lace and gold embroidery. The crafts, both made by Lourdes herself, are incorporated in a contemporary manner. Handmade floral motifs are further embellished with hand-sewn pearls and rhinestones to adorn the garments.
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Martha Camilleri Reverie Fashion collection of 4 outfits marthacamilleri19.wixsite.com/portfolio
collection developed from imagination which evolved from a negative state of mind into a positive view, hence the colourful palette of the collection. Representing the inner imagination and alter ego of game or story characters, this collection is for those that are not afraid to show their inner self through colour, design, and confidence.
Martha has a passion for animations. Her collection is entitled ‘Reverie’ and its concept is inspired by cosplay which is also the subject of Martha’s dissertation. The main MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Natasha Polidano I AM
take on gender-fluid fashion and her vision of this type of clothing. Inspiration is drawn from Asian armour and traditional Korean costume, executed with a contemporary twist. The colour palette is monochromatic with gender-neutral fashion colour accents and prints inspired by nature. Using luxurious fabrics like silks and delicate chiffons against the imposing strength of leather, the collection aims to accentuate both feminine and masculine characteristics.
Gender-neutral Fashion collection natashapolidano.wixsite.com/displaced
Natasha presents a collection to highlight that fashion can be fluid, bending the normal perception of gender in fashion. 'I AM' is a collection based on her personal 39
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This showcase is the culmination of three years of study focused on the most important elements of professional fine art practice and theory. Throughout the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fine Art, the student-artists have had the opportunity to appreciate and develop a wide range of fine art disciplines. All of this was thoroughly supported by solid academic grounding that characterises current fine art practice. The student-artists were constantly encouraged to investigate the multidimensional aspects of fine art theory and practices, as well as a broad variety of subject matters. The result of the course is the development of very distinct upcoming fine artists who are equipped with the necessary vision and skills to thrive in the local and international art field.
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Fine Art
Daniela Buhagiar Beauty in the Unidealistic Female Figure
their natural bodies. Daniela is interested in depicting the contrast of what is real versus what is a fictional body. Daniela developed a personal technique combining painting and stitching on canvas. Her projects lead to work with women and include their experience of the world as women. Daniela becomes a witness while she is accepted in their personal world. This further motivates her to continue producing, as she finds an educational value in all this experience.
Installation, 160cm x 200cm x 200cm daniela-buhagiar.com
Daniela is an aspiring figurative artist, mainly focusing on the female’s body-image. She sees her art as a tool to help women overcome stereotypical ideologies and to accept MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Dominique Dalli A Distorted Perception of Reality
hinting elements of figures and environments that create a sense of confusion and disturbance. Dominique uses charcoal, burnt wood and paper, paint, old photographs and poetry for her mixed media works to explore the psychological, and transmit melancholic feelings inspired by one’s experiences. Her current project is about her life journey, reflecting and reacting to it through drawings, interventions on photographs and poetry; an assemblage of objects and creations she mounts on a wall.
Installation of drawings, diaries, photography, poetry, film, 150cm x 300cm im-creator.com/free/dominiquedalli/ dominique_dalli
Dominique’s work focuses mainly on life and death, an inevitable cycle of birth, growth and demise. Her approach to painting is highly expressive using bold, aggressive marks 43
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Emily Clark Fearscapes
and how this creates a macabre effect in art. Through this project, Emily seeks to understand how different people’s perceptions reflect what is understood by this theme. Her process involved collecting people’s stories of childhood fears and exploring the distorted narratives behind them. Emily’s work is a reflection of her research on the theme and aims to create a macabre and uncanny experience for the viewer through animation and audio.
Animation, length 3’30” im-creator.com/free/embemclark/my_website
Emily’s work takes a closer look at the macabre and the uncanny, a topic that has inspired her for many years. Specifically, it deals with the distortion of the narrative MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Julienne Faure Modern Psychedelia Collage on board, yarn, 80cm x 55cm cjfaure7.wixsite.com/juliennefaure
it is an exploration of formal qualities such as colour and texture. Her recent project explores the same theme in 3D works using clay and yarn. Her aim is simply to create an interesting visual experience for all to enjoy and interpret.
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Karl Abela Animal - Human Hybridity
creatures, and the mythical hybridity between human and animal, gradually became central to his visual art practice. His last projects focus on the study of skeletons, both human and animal, and strive to amalgamate them into new fictional creatures. Extinct and living creatures are given new life in Karl’s works, defying any sense of time. While his art has roots in the long tradition of mythology, it also evokes elements of surrealism. Karl prefers to make use of reductive drawing using charcoal as his preferred medium.
Series of drawings, charcoal on paper, various sizes im-creator.com/free/karlsburg2/karlabela
Karl’s artworks explore the theme of human and animal hybridity. Ever since he was a teenager, Karl was fascinated by both real and mythical animals. His interest in strange MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Katrina Dalli Your Interpretation
curiously explored what others understand from abstract work. Through research, she sought to make use of the results as a source of inspiration. Her response to these results includes working on the piece in a timed environment, using no references or images as influences as much as possible. Her preferred medium is mixed media where colour and texture are central to her compositions. The aim of this project is to challenge the viewer and trigger their imagination when viewing Katrina’s work.
Multi-panel installation, mixed media collages 72cm x 72cm katrinadalliart.myportfolio.com
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Ludivine O’Toole
bold direct approach through various media. Her main medium, however, is herself as she transforms into various personas (her subjects) according to the themes she selects. Photography remains the preferred vehicle to record herself in pre-established settings, and her work tends to lean towards the humouristic although at times it expresses tragic undertones. In her latest work she performs as an influencer and questions the role of contemporary social media influencers who tend to take a particular stereotypical role imitating Hollywood stars.
The Skin We Live in Video work, length 2’30” ludivine995.wixsite.com/ludivineotooleart
Ludivine’s work fits within the genre of the artist’s body as sculpture. For the last years Ludivine focused on the theme of identity and feminism, expressing her ideas in a MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Maria Sergeevna Ginzgeymer Transient Recuperation
finds her subjects from the investigation of real-life events. Some common themes in Maria’s work include childhood and women’s rights. Her latest study tests the link between tonal key and emotional response in both artist and viewer. In this abstract monochromatic body of work, she applies layers of translucent paint using a variety of media such as gesso, glue, acrylic and epoxy dye.
Series of 18 paintings on board, mixed media 30cm x 40cm each panel mariaginzgeymer.com
Maria works in mixed media painting treating art as a form of journaling. Her interest lies in exploring her feelings and identity visually to facilitate her self-growth and healing. She 49
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Philip Taliana
in the chiaroscuro technique and its use by the old masters, as he believes that if done right, its aesthetics help to create an exaggerated sense of drama, while establishing a level of intimacy with the viewer. His current body of work consists of contemporary scenarios and the utilization of technology in contemporary life. He believes that we live the chiaroscuro lighting every day when devices such as mobiles and laptops become the sole light source in particular environments. His current project aims to question today’s (over)use of communication devices.
Insieme in Solitude Triptych, oils on canvas, 70cm x 190cm philiptaliana.com
Philip specializes in oil painting and the use of its traditional techniques, choosing portraiture and the human figure to be his preferred subject matter. Philip has a profound interest MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Roberta Saliba Il Montaggio Frammentato
collage. Roberta’s research lead to various trials using photography and moving image to record snippets from everyday life and playful visual experiments, with everyday objects. Her current project sprouts from her interest in fine art restoration, focusing on the derelict, unrestored objects found in churches on the island of Gozo, where she lives. Similar to the unveiled layers of the objects under investigation, her compositions consist of layers of photomontage, collage, drawing and other techniques using mixed media.
Photomontage, prints on transparent paper 100cm x 200cm robertasaliba.com
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Yanika Ciantar
produced through gestural, and intuitive studies. Her works also range from figurative to abstract, depending on the subject matter at that time. Themes usually tackled include nature, movement and the human psyche. Yanika’s dissertation project explores music and the complexities of the mind, resulting in dense visual representations of one’s response to specific musical compositions. It takes synaesthesia as a starting point, a neurological condition where sound is seen as colour (and shapes in this case). This practice tends to make the intangible tangible, through large colourful works.
The Synaesthesia Series Series of 2 drawings, mixed media on paper 150cm x 200cm each yanicaciantar.com
Yanika’s work is derived from abstract expressionism. Her large-scale drawings explore mark making using wet and dry media, collages and photography. Her creative practice focuses on the processes and techniques MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Game Art and Visual Design is a dynamic course which covers concept creation and visual development for digital games. Students spend their time honing their artistic skills and learning workflows and practices used in the games industry. The works in this space are a culmination of visual work from different interests and disciplines, including concept art, illustration, 3D characters, environments and animation.
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Game Art and Visual Design
Erika Gatt The Power of Pixel egdragonmail.wixsite.com/skeletonthief
Erika's dissertation focuses on companies that have been blamed for killing off their franchises because of overhype, over-saturation or abandonment of their franchises. Specifically, her focus is to see whether retired IPs are viable in the new market. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Jean Paul Azzopardi Weapon Concept Art for Video Games, with a Special Focus on Japanese Culture jeanpaulgta2016.wixsite.com/visual-arts-work
Jean Paul’s main area of study is traditional Japanese weapon design and the development of concept art based on such design. The weapon set designed is aimed for a specific fictional family clan. The family clan is Horshi Sakura which means the star of the Sakura. The design of the weapons is inspired by things found in the Japanese environment. 57
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Kendra Muscat Modularity in Video Game Environments keni0502.wixsite.com/portfolio
environment in the most efficient way possible. Through the project, Kendra experimented with multiple modular methods used to create 3D environments. This includes creating variations of the same models, reusing models that were done through 3D modelling, and the use of trim sheets which were used to efficiently texture different modular assets using one material.
Kendra’s study covers the creation of 3D video game environments through a modular workflow. The project is used to convey how certain methods can be used to create an MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Kieran Magri Video Game Design: Ethical design for healthy game engagement asmicdragon.wixsite.com/my-site-3
sudden and it happens gradually depending on the design of the game played. The project is a game that is based on the popular mobile game ‘Stack’. Two templates were created with the aim to create a proof of concept of a design that could manage and reduce addictive tendencies, in order to form healthy game engagement.
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Manuela Cipolla Reading Video Game Graphics: A sci-fi amalgamation
The focal point of Manuela’s study is visual stylization in video games and how it affects player experience. In addition, the study relies on the player's comprehension of the various visual styles, and aims at researching their importance over other aspects of video games. For the project a character was designed, along with props. All is based on a story developed using data collected from a survey.
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Matthew Tanti Culture Concept Art matthewtanti2001.wixsite.com/mysite/home
Matthew’s project is two cultural characters concept art of a knight and a viking. His dissertation consists of five subtitles which are ‘What is Concept Art’, ‘Definition of Culture’, ‘How did historical and contemporary culture inspire games’, ‘How digital art is promoting self-expression’ and ‘Art as means for development’. 61
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Michaela Aquilina The Future of 2D Games micaquilina.wixsite.com/aquilinaart
Michaela’s research focuses on the future of 2D games, wherein she determines the current state of 2D videogames and their near future. Her project consists of sketches and ideas for a 2D game based on the data collected. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Maya Montanaro Delia
The aim of Maya’s study was to look into different techniques used to create character designs to convey persona, and how one can utilize different elements and avoid predictable outcomes. The study also makes light of the importance of immersing people through visuals to reveal aspects of a persona without being obvious and predictable about it. The exploration of the subject highlights the importance of characters being portrayed and how that can affect or reflect to the audience.
How Can Character Design be Utilised to Convey Persona While Avoiding Stereotypes? lexymmd.wixsite.com/my-site-1
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Mikael Scicluna Project Flux mikaelscicluna18.wixsite.com/mikael-scicluna/ concept-art
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Mikael has been delving into different game art theories such as the art fundamentals, design principles, and narrative. Throughout his work, he looks at how these elements influence the overall process/workflow of creating these artworks/design. Finally he explores how each element impacts the final art work or design case being character design and creature design. 64
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cifically on a personal concept of hers. A possessed slime cat lands on a drifting island, with one goal in mind - to get back to the start - but to do so they need to meet the wacky inhabitants of the place and find their way back home or maybe, just maybe stay and become part of that small community. There is a treehouse restaurant run by a dubiously human stranger, underground ancient machinery created by a foolish mechanic, an underwater graveyard that is more alive than it seems, a spooky hand labyrinth that hides a cruel charlatan, and more.
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Thomas Vella The Bond of Character and World Design thomasvella01.wixsite.com/my-site-1
Thomas’ dissertation breaks down the bond of character and world design, one of the most crucial bonds in video games. It covers the design of characters, the stories they can go through and several other factors such as stereotypes and abnormalities. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Sarah Pisani Is it Possible to Avoid Design Stereotypes When it Comes to Creating a Witch Character?
The dissertation poses the question of what happens when you remove stereotype from their design, whether a character would still be recognisable or not. Sarah decided to narrow it down and focus on a specific kind of stereotype, the popular witch. It was chosen because a “witch” is a stereotype that everyone has a general idea of what it looks like (wearing black, pointed hat, broom etc.), and this project was to create a witch character with the understanding of the limitations of design stereotypes.
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Stephen Cini Exploring Artistic Composition While Creating 3D Environments stephencini12.wixsite.com/cinistephen
the artistic aspect of composition and lighting while creating a 3D environment scene. Stephen’s project is a post-apocalyptic 3D environment, featuring a city street after a catastrophe that caused a destructive disaster ending the human race, leaving only nature behind.
The aim of Stephen’s study is to research how to effectively create an environment using readymade props, textures and material packs using Unreal Engine 4. He focuses on MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Svetlana Shcherbak Be Yourself, Be Unique, Be a Monster sveta123.carrd.co
Svetlana’s animation is a montage of fashion design for three of the characters in “Monster High”, designed and animated as part of her personal exploration into concept art. 69
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Roberto Eminyan 3D Animation: Characterised movement and body mechanics
are used to convey personality. Following that, he gathered data on what people believe certain movements represent, as well as industry animators’ animation workflow techniques. Roberto conducted an experiment involving animating a character who can visually communicate a certain characteristic by performing certain actions.
Roberto’s research looks at how body movement in animation can reveal a character’s personality in the same way that looking at someone’s angry face can reveal their mood. His research examines how various types of movements, gestures, and body language MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Communicating with and calling audiences to action are essential parts of being a graphic designer. Throughout their Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Graphic Design, students learn how to deliver messages successfully across various print and screen-based media in different scenarios, often in collaboration with industry partners and stakeholders. The presented projects reflect the diverse skillset and flexibility of these aspiring graphic designers. A multitude of different skillsets are put in use, resulting in compelling narratives and exploration of issues ranging from social causes to emerging aesthetics.
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Christabel Sant Hushed
poster design and illustrative design. The primary area of her study is based on the effective use of activism related to feminism using independent publishing (zines). Christabel explores how zines aid with intersectional representation that is lacking in mainstream media. Christabel’s project is based on a feminist fanzine showcasing statements, opinions and experiences from the public using accompanying visuals in order to express the message clearly.
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Christabel is an aspiring tattoo artist. She has always had a passion for the creative arts industry and chose to pursue graphic design in order to express herself through fanzines, MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Elisa Battistino Dissonance
film, music, photography, and architecture. Consisting of 10 vinyl album cover concepts divided into 2 groups, her work represents the Eastern and Western interpretations of the same music genres that account for trending styles in album art that can be seen today. This project aims to showcase East Asian design’s popularity boom in recent years through to globalisation of music thanks to streaming platforms, allowing artists to make waves across the world.
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Elisa doesn’t consider herself a graphic designer, she just uses graphic design as a tool to express her current obsessions. Her work is inspired by the joys in life like 75
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Elise Vella
on how their designs could affect the people who see them, as well as society as a whole. She seeks to create more knowledge and awareness about socio-political advocacy used as a marketing strategy. Her editorial acts as a manual for brands who would like to engage in impactful brand activism, aiding corporate brands in determining the best marketing strategies for their target market. Elise takes a critical view of brands taking a stance on socio-political issues, communicating the best ways brands could successfully do so without the risk of facing backlash or getting boycotted.
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Emman Mizzi Lourdes Qrendi Youth Section Rebranding
develop a project that focuses on the club’s youth committee, Lourdes Qrendi Philharmonic Society, which Emman has been part of in recent years. The club finds it hard to attract more youths to join the committee. This project consisted of collecting information and ideas from the committee members and rebranding the entity. It also introduced new elements, such as animations and GIFs, to boost the promotion of events and activities that the youth committee of Lourdes Qrendi Philharmonic Society organises.
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Emman, whose passion is in design, volunteers with the local feast band club, where he is responsible for social media promotion and poster design. This experience made him 77
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Erica Schembri The Road Between Mental Health and Creativity eklissibyerica.com
regarding mental health by using design. She does not tend to stick to a specific design form, as for her sending a message can be done through multiple visual means. Due to Erica’s connection to the subject, she chose to step forward by showing the road she took to create a balance between her creative work and her struggles with mental health. She is presenting her journey through narrative and illustration.
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Kelsey Sciberras Sarmiento Guitar Repair Branding kelseysciberras.com
gather personal views on what people seek in brand identity and how small businesses grow. The project played a huge part in the study as Kelsey worked with the public to present the final identity through questionnaires. The result was a branding board communicating the visual identity of a newly launched small guitar repair business, Sarmiento.
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Kieran Delia The Effectiveness of Social Media Branding kierandelia.work
Kieran is an aspiring graphic designer interested in creating brands. Kieran’s goal in this study is to determine the effectiveness of social media in branding. He wants to show small businesses how to utilize social media to boost their persona. Kieran believes that social media is the gateway to help businesses present themselves in a more professional and engaging manner to their audience. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Liam Jon Camilleri New Voice, New Vision! liamjon99.editorx.io/liamgraphicdesign
Liam is a young graphic designer in the making who is interested in branding and motion graphics. Liam’s objective is to understand how to attract the audience’s attention using a variety of channels. Liam believes that the right audience can be attracted by developing a powerful brand that effectively communicates the company’s message and tone. 81
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Lisa Tizita Vella Gobey No offence but...
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in order to appeal and not offend as many individuals as possible. Cultural appropriation is a very hurtful practice, which is often undermined and reduced as reasonable self expression. Lisa’s project helps individuals understand just how harmful the practice is through the use of flashcards.
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Luke Zammit Local Diet Spectrum lukezammit99.myportfolio.com
design rather than just branding. He hypothesises that by incorporating a combination of both digital and physical composition, a collage design style can help make the issue of diet in the local area a more approachable topic to tackle rather than using only text. Through this series of editorial illustrations, he wants to promote the beauty of the local Maltese diet as well as chipping away at the stigma surrounding unhealthy eating habits.
Luke is an aspiring graphic designer who specialises in the development of marketing content. Recently he’s taken an interest in mixed media and the more artistic aspect of 83
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Maria Christina Bugeja So, Who Are You Wearing?
lours, as well as a touch of playfulness that reflects her personality. The objective of her project is to prove that the idea of clothing and visual appearance, being a gender-specific representation of our personality, is a societal construct that has to be deconstructed. Maria created a photo book intended to entice individuals’ personas who, as a result, were photographed.
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Mark Azzopardi Hibernians FC Social Media Branding markazzopardicreative.com
by branding projects. The aim of his project is to adapt a modern and fresh style to a football club identity. Mark is doing this project not just because he is a supporter of Hibernians FC, but because he believes that sharing his knowledge with the club will help them leverage a more professional look on their social media platforms. Mark’s dissertation project is a social media campaign that reflects this.
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Martha Delezio Ġibs / @Gibs_issue marthadelezio.com
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Martha is an aspiring graphic designer who believes that creativity is a powerful tool to address social issues. The editorial consists of effective activist groups followed by her personal take on artivism. Minimalism is key in her projects, as she believes that it is an effective way to communicate a message. This personal take on activism is about the destruction of ODZ lands, and it is also featured on the Instagram @gibs_issue. 86
Martina Schembri Disharmony
can be of an impact on certain topics like multiculturalism. Installations were created; the concept was that the public interacts with the piece by reading relatable statements, dipping their finger in paint, and marking their fingerprint near the chosen statements which they relate to. The interactivity of the art installations communicated the concept of multiculturalism by proving that multiple people coming from different backgrounds have similar feelings.
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Miguel Mercieca Medicine Packaging, but Better
Current medicine packaging and PIL (Patient Information Leaflet) designs are perceived to be too complex and densely informative, at the detriment of legibility, especially for moderately visually-impaired consumers. This project aimed to improve user understanding through pictograms and symbols. Through the universality of visual communication this can help display information for different languages, making medicine packaging more democratic.
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voice. Working on a live brief, Nathan created the brand strategy, brand naming, and the visual identity for an ethical snack bar/cafeteria. Through in-depth research, insights were gained on which brand personality traits are evoked by certain visual elements, and how this ultimately affects the consumer’s perception of a brand. The result is an identity which is the embodiment of this contemporary brand, and a sincere representation of what it stands for, spreading joy through ethically sourced, genuine food, whilst creating job opportunities for people with disabilities.
Rejoice nathanzerafa.com
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Neala Sammut The Monitored Self and the Loss of Privacy nealasammut.com
hinting a message for viewers to understand by just looking at the shapes and colours. Each poster’s typography is a participant’s response taken from a questionnaire created to get people’s opinions on what privacy means to them and what is considered a lack of privacy. The aim is to raise awareness about the loss of privacy due to personalised adverts on social media.
Neala believes that art does not need to be complex in order to stand out. A simple design can also have a significant effect on viewers. The study consists of a set of posters MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Neil Fitzpatrick Propaganda in a Modern Style facebook.com/NFPhotoVideo
needs to make a comeback and be given a major facelift. A poster’s design can change a person’s mentality and even inspire different ambitions. The study delves into the creation of a propaganda enlistment poster that would inspire its audience to become more patriotic towards the armed forces and patriotic groups.
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Philip Grech Valletta Wayfinding philipgrech.editorx.io/portfolio
effort aims to enhance navigation in Malta. His study examines how the application’s design might assist the user in finding his way more easily and effectively. This application also provides historical information about the structure.
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Samantha Seychell Colour in Action
and semantics especially when it comes to storytelling. She believes that when colours are used well in a film they can influence a viewer’s reaction to the scenes portrayed. Her project revolves around two famous directors - Wes Anderson and Tim Burton - mostly known for their unique method of using colour theory and colour psychology to enhance their films. She breaks down scenes from movies and explains why their directors decided to use the hues the way they did.
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William Curmi Moonrock curmiwilliam.digital
on various forms of visual effects used to create the film (such as 3D animation and 2D animation), including artists that produce such work. The dissertation project was an equivalent project that involved inspired aspects such as liquid as a tangible object, lines and patterns as a 2D animation, film footage, and 3D animation. The result is an eclectic mix that conveys music visualisation.
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Interactive Media is a multi-faceted course that combines visual art with strands in game building and UI/ UX. Students specialize in the areas of game creation and website development covering digital design skills such as animation, 3D or web design, game development, and back-end website development. These abilities come together in the application of the projects being showcased, ranging from highly-detailed 3D environments to mechanical rigs, avatar customisations, fully built complex websites and applications, as well as playable games.
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Alex Attard MyCoach alexattard17.wixsite.com/my-portfolio
organise sessions, set lineups on match days, monitor team statistics, and stay in touch with the team, all with the touch of a finger. ‘MyCoach’ is an all-in-one application that will reduce the amount of paperwork required on match days, as well as planning sessions. “MyCoach: evaluate & develop players” is the app’s key motto.
Alex’s focus is graphic design, UI/UX and animation. His project, ‘MyCoach’ is a sports management app that gives users complete control over their team, allowing them to MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Andy Attard Investigating the Effects of Covid-19 in the Gaming Industry presentingandy.com
Covid-19 on the gaming industry, tackling questions such as how the pandemic affected sales and revenue, consumers and employees in the sector, and overall whether it had a positive or negative outcome on the gaming industry. His project relates heavily to his thesis work, bringing together the data in an illustrated infographic that highlights the main findings of the paper.
Andy has future aspirations in working fulltime in the advertisement industry, which he is currently involved in on a part-time basis. His thesis investigates the effects of 99
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Benjamin Magro Malta Virtual Travel
and passion for the world to see. His future aspirations would be to work with a web development company and also run his own travel websites. His project identifies a combination of virtual travel with the use of 360-degree photography and old photography to create a virtual timeline of landmarks in Malta and Gozo to show the change they went through in the past century and a half. This project gives individuals knowledge and a different perspective on our islands.
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Gabriel Farrugia Codence gabriel-portfolio-seven.vercel.app
reality. His dissertation seeks to understand how online learning can supplement classroom teaching, and the potential usage of new learning methods to make learning efficient and enjoyable. His project consists of teaching JavaScript through features such as gamification elements and interactivity. He opted to go for this specific language since most other programming languages use similar syntax as JavaScript did.
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Jayden Aquilina Sound and Animation in Web Design
applications or branding, he always strives for elegance and balance. His dissertation focuses on web design principles and elements that enhance access and ease of use through sound and animation, and other digital means. The goal of this study was to discover whether users enjoy animations and sounds in websites. Further more, it focused on why sounds and animations are not used more frequently in websites, and when it is reasonable to use them.
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Justin Caruana Learning Management System - Learnco justincaruana.wixsite.com/portfolio
interactivity through the use of his creative and technical skills. In this project, Justin aimed to explore the effect of combined UX and UI practices on the usability of learning management systems by means of usability testing. The final project resulted in a learning management system, on both website and mobile devices, to improve the learning experience.
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Kieran Camilleri Bianco Pocket Doctor
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allows users to book doctor appointments of their choice. The app also features the ability to look for verified articles that are related to health. So far in Malta we don’t have this type of system while other countries like the UK and Norway are adapting to this system, and it has been found to be beneficial for both users and doctors.
Kieran aspires to work in UI/UX and web development as he enjoys creating impressive websites/apps. His project, ‘Pocket Doctor’ is a doctor booking app made for Malta that MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Kirsty Sultana GLOOM kirsultana.wixsite.com/portfolio
thesis ‘Video Gaming as a Form of Therapy’, Kirsty designed and developed ‘GLOOM’, where she interpreted the emotions that come with battling depression through the use of game mechanics. In ‘GLOOM’, the player must make his or her way through all 10 levels, each of which presents a short dialogue showing a quote that compliments the next scene.
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Luke Micallef
or work with a company with the same role. He loves to play games and football, as well as discovering new places whilst hiking and taking photographs. Luke always tries to be patient and innovative, and strives to be different from others in his work. Luke’s project showcases an animated version of a restaurant brand book created by his classmates as part of a class project. The project consists of a number of animated vector graphics using different techniques, such as trim paths and masks whilst following the 12 principles of animation.
‘Pizelli’ Restaurant: Animated brand book micallefluke52.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Luke Mifsud FitVerse lukemifsud4.wixsite.com/portfolio
attention to detail and a passion for design, he became highly adventurous during his studies, leading him to create a fitness mobile application design for his dissertation project. The application uses the internet of bodies to track a user’s physical health, provides varied exercises and challenges, and assists users to keep track of their muscular development. It is designed in a minimal, elegant, and modern style.
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Timothy John Xuereb Expansion of an Avatar Customisation
Timothy John is an aspiring game developer who along with his passion for art, strives to create beautiful games through narrative and game design. His dissertation is based on the average avatar customization process used in most games. His project can be expanded into including different variations of animations to cycles that are usually set as a default to all avatars such as their idle, run and walk.
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Owen Magri Multiplayer Boss Fight magriowen2410.wixsite.com/portfolio
A prospective game developer with a passion for video games, Owen aspires to work with a game development company and release his first title. His project is a multiplayer boss fight which focuses on empowering the player dependent on their skill level through the use of action-based combat and skill check abilities. 109
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Peter Pantelic
opment company. Peter is currently working on a showcase reel of rigs, which consists of one game-designed character, and two more mechanical objects, one of them being a full car, with various parts of it working, such as the bonnet, boot, and passenger doors. Other details included in this rig are the suspension, tire squashing, steering, and the wheels rotating whenever the car accelerates, or the steering is turned. The other rig consists of a part of a car, which is the piston. In this rig, whenever the crankshaft is being rotated, all the pistons are simultaneously being moved towards the direction they are facing in.
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Peter is an aspiring 3D rigger who loves learning about new things when it comes to the 3D world, whether it be rigging itself, animation or modelling. His aspirations for the future include either working as a freelance 3D rigger or opening up to various other skills in order to become a technical artist in a game develMCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Shaun Mifsud Interactive Sheet Music and Events Management Mobile Application shaunmifsud.com
plemented in different musical fields specifically on mobile devices, and on how aspects of gamification can be used in suitable contexts. The pandemic has presented a disruption in the pace of music creation, and mitigation methods were required to be applied. Through the creation of his project, interactive scores can be viewed together with managing musical events.
Shaun is an aspiring website developer and designer who loves to be involved in music creation. He aspires to work as a front-end website developer, and to create his own sets of multi-platform applications. His project seeks to identify how technology is im111
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Shawn Bugeja
misation of a 3D game environment, focusing on testing different techniques of optimisation to achieve better performance. Through the use of Quixel Megascans, newly created materials, vertex painting, post processing volumes, and other practices, he brought his vision into a digital medium, taking great inspiration from his love for horror. Once this was done, he then optimised the real-time performance of the environment gaining a substantial increase in frames per second. This project helped him in understanding and utilising these different techniques. He aims to help other individuals in the same manner.
Understanding and Applying Technical Techniques to Optimise Environment Design shawnbugeja.wixsite.com/portfolio
Shawn is a prospective game developer focusing on technical art to merge his knowledge of programming and creative skill. He spends most of his free time expanding his knowledge in games by playing them, and when he isn’t doing so he is driving his motorbike. The project he took on was the creation and optiMCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Journalism final-year students present a collection of research projects whose titles show how their research is a reflection of the different challenges journalists in Malta are currently facing. Whether its political influence, abuse towards journalists, the ever-changing media platforms, or the issue of false news, these issues and topics all offered a source of inspiration for the students. The inspiration came in the form of a combination of curiosity, ideology as well as anger. Journalism students’ research projects, are just but one of the many pieces of journalistic work that the students would have done during the duration of their course. Some of the best pieces of work each student would have developed throughout their studies, either in the form of assignments or work in industry, can be viewed online where one can get a feel of some of the hands-on work that the students would have worked on during their studies.
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Kieran Farrugia
What is the Effect of Hate Speech Towards Journalists in Malta? kieranluke29.wixsite.com
the impact of online hate speech which is levelled at local journalists. The project aims to answer the following research questions: Does the language of online hate communication and intimidation influence the journalist? What is the consequence of online hate communication language on the journalist? What is hate speech, and how does it affect journalists?
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Marianna Calleja Political Bias in the Main News Bulletin on PBS mjdbest01.wixsite.com/marporto
bulletins starting from Sunday 20th of February 2022, the day Prime Minister Robert Abela called the election, to Sunday 27th of March 2022 when the new Government was announced. The main goal was to see if there is a pattern in the way politics is reported.
Marianna has already been working in the industry for several years. Her thesis focuses on bias in Public Broadcasting (PBS) news. This study examines in depth several news 117
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Nirayl Grech The Rise of Anti-vaxxers and its Effect on the Herd Immunity niraylgrech15.wixsite.com/my-site-2
during the Covid-19 pandemic. People relied on online news portals, mainly, but also on social media to assist them in remaining better informed about Covid-19 and vaccines. Fake news and misinformation had an impact on technology in the journalistic sector. The study aims to examine the impact of antivaxxers on herd immunity, and the role of technology during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Nirayl’s preferred topics in journalism are politics as well as Covid-19. This dissertation aims to explore the reasons for the rise in misinformation and fake news, especially MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Anthea Jane Cachia The Possible Annihilation of Local Newspapers Through the Analysis of 20th-century newspapers acachia1974.wixsite.com/lejournaliste
reasons as to why they have gone extinct. There are many reasons as to why this is possible. Anthea interviews three journalism academics, who are also experts in the field, and two managing directors from Media Today and Standard Publications. They tell her of the struggles of publishing a paper as well as the advantages to it.
Anthea is a newspaper nerd. Her thesis sets out to find whether current local newspapers are dying out. This is done through analysing Maltese 20th-century newspapers and the 119
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This year, MCAST will see its second degree graduates in Performing Arts. At each level, our courses take a multi- and inter-disciplinary approach, allowing learners to develop knowledge, skills and competences in music, acting, dance, contextual studies, management, production, design and technical aspects of the Performing Arts. The higher the level, the more contact and involvement with the industry. This year’s MCAST ICA Festival will see the presentation of an exhibit and four original performances, fruit of our Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Performing Arts 3rd-year students’ research projects.
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Michael Farrugia 5T1NG
’5T1NG’ is an expressionist theatre piece focusing on overstimulation that follows three chronically ill women who are trapped in a hospital by a doctor calling herself God. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Annaliza Valter The Feminist Bulletin Board
’The Feminist Bulletin Board’ is a visual exhibition where you can learn a bit about feminism inside the theatre and understand what’s been happening on the island lately. 123
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Mohamed Ali (Dali) Aguerbi Counting Down
’Counting Down’ is a protest theatre performance exploring the theme of political assassinations, staged in a public space because of its nature. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Rowena Zammit Giulietta
Giulietta is a feminist theatre project exploring the relationship between Shakespeare’s Juliet and a modern audience. 125
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David Grech Electric Dream
’Electric Dream’ is a dance performance that reflects on the cinematographic direction of Blade Runner through a theatrical light design. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Photographs are deemed to tell the truth, and we are always disappointed when the camera is ‘found out’ telling a lie, when it is revealed that a picture was ‘set up’, or an image is manipulated in the computer. In these days of Photoshop, the old saying that ‘the camera never lies’ seems to have been replaced by a new one, that ‘the camera always lies’. But a photographic image is true and false in equal measure. All photographic evidence, all photographic reality, requires interpretation. The fact that the photograph appears to be a window on the world is one of the medium’s greatest problems, and yet is at the root of its potency and its fascination. The work presented here by the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Photography graduands responds to these challenges. Each piece of work asks us to interpret the images, and reflect and think on what photography means to us as the viewer and what its role is in the society that we live in.
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Jahel Azzopardi The Weight of Their Silence
un-reported, ‘The Weight of Their Silence’ represents the notion of shame that is tied to a victim’s silence. The victim’s silence comes from a victim-blaming society, leading to the consequence that abuse cases are still on the rise and ignored. The project looks at using objects, artefacts and text seen in several abuse cases, with the aim of engaging the viewer to reflect and consider the victim’s point of view without the identity of the victim leading to assumptions.
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This documentary project aims to analyse the taboo behind several abuses against females such as catcalling and rape. By looking at how the majority of these cases go MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Kian Bugeja Biker Communities
tor in identifying these communities in that different biker groups are identified with different styles of clothing, colours, and themes. The aim of this project is to portray the characteristics of identity of these communities and the differences between them, making each group distinctive compared to the other. These characteristics are represented through the use of portraiture, in which each portrait represents an individual from each biker group.
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Revolving around biker communities in Malta, this project explores them through their clothing and its meaning. Semiotics – the study of signs and symbols – is a crucial fac131
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Wilma Rauhanummi At Home and Somewhere in Between @wilmarauhanummi
the perspective of an individual living outside their country of birth. References are formed in relation to cultural connotations and contexts between Finland, England, and Malta. Through the use of reflections on the meaning of home, objects, and personal mementos, the body of work aims to reflect on the duality between the physicality of home, in contrast to the abstract emotions and feelings tied to a sense of home.
‘At Home and Somewhere in Between’ explores one’s experience and sentimental connection to a sense of home. The viewer is invited to view the work narrated from MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Chloè Cachia Breaking the Taboo
negative connotations are still present. The research study ‘Unattractive, promiscuous and heavy drinkers: Perceptions of women with tattoos’ drew out that women with tattoos are still viewed in a negative manner compared to those without tattoos, indicating that objectification towards tattooed females is still evidently present. The body of work puts women in the spotlight to challenge the objectification faced when exposing their tattoos.
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'Breaking the Taboo' looks at individuals, and aims to showcase their personality and how they use tattoos as a form of expression. Although society is slowly adapting to tattoos, 133
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Francesco Chetcuti CHROMA
element in imagery. Advancements in technology, such as Kodachorome, have democratised the tools utilised within colour photographic processes. The primary source of inspiration for the project originates from signature colours in iconic paintings; these convey how the interpretation of specific hues changes depending on the surrounding context, and highlights how a scene should be viewed holistically to understand the nuances of the work.
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‘CHROMA’ aims to explore the representation of different hues, and their relationship in fashion photography. Throughout history, the aura of colour has been a captivating MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Marika Debono Extraordinary Stories and Lives of Ordinary Women
This body of work is witness to stories documented and woven together to reveal the underlying beauty of strong and resilient women. The project gradually developed through a photo-documentary approach. These stories are at the heart of every meeting with the women being photographed. Complementing the photographs of the women, written text is also amalgamated as a support to these stories.
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Juan Mario Farrugia The Pet Portrait Project juanmariofarrugia.com
the animals featured in the series had a difficult upbringing, despite the fact that this isn’t always evident to the viewer. In order to bring more attention to the matter at hand and share their story, the project focused on using the principles of documentary portraiture to capture their story within an image.
The aim of ‘The Pet Portrait Project’ is to tell the stories of a variety of animals who have been abandoned in sanctuaries using the medium of photographic portraiture. Each of MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Denise Micallef Ħarsa Femminili denmic3700.wixsite.com/portfolio
who do not necessarily fit the conventional beauty standards seen in the media. According to Jean Baudrillard, a French Sociologist, since 1983 even female body parts such as hands have been sexualised in advertising. This body of work aims to explore the different body parts and flaws of women that do not fit these conventional beauty standards.
‘Ħarsa Femminili’ is a reflection of the current fashion industry, with the aim of celebrating what social constructs classify as flaws. The people featured consist of everyday women 137
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Adam Polidano Social Media as a Reflection of One’s Self adampolidano.com
This is a project which revolves around the current situation on social media. According to a recent survey regarding social media, 52 out of 163 respondents claimed that they compare themselves to social media influencers. This project aims to break away from these negative notions of social media and show its users in a more realistic light. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Kimberly Gwen Buhagiar Anxiety in Young Adults
The project aims to reflect the different experiences of anxiety through portraiture and colour. During the sessions each participant suffering from anxiety was asked to choose a colour to identify their emotions. This project intends to shine a light on how people have different coping mechanisms to go about their day. The use of the theory of semiotics in portraiture is explored.
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Throughout the past two years, mental health clinics have been faced with a large influx of patients. According to the World Health Organization, this has grown by 25%. 139
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Patrick Spiteri 2025: Discovery of the lost dev-2025.pantheonsite.io
what could have been, the project aims to imagine a dystopian future of what it would have been like if the pandemic remained on the rise. Set in 2025, a detective has been cooped up for years as the coronavirus overstayed its welcome. In 2024, he had received an envelope with images inside which he could not make out. With nothing else to focus on, he sets out to decipher what these images entail and who they are from.
Inspired by lost time and memories caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this project aims to walk the fine line of what can be real and what cannot. Rather than dwelling on the past and MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design prepares learners to work in the creative design of furniture and industrial products. The degree focuses on how to respond to complex design briefs by investigating different cultural, social and economic contexts and the development of design products. Students learn how to take individual responsibility to research and effectively communicate their creative ideas using visual communication and CAD software to present technical and creative renders of effective product designs. They also learn the necessary skills to transform their designs into physical prototypes within industry-based scenarios. The works reflect these different aspects to design innovative products that address various needs.
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Product Design
Daniel Cutajar CAMPACT: A portative kitchenette encouraging respectful outdoor activity @decx_projects
Daniel is an innovative functional designer, always looking to design new products which help the user. He is very into travel and outdoor activities and this is why he chose MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
this area for his dissertation. The project designed is called ‘CAMPACT’ which aims to motivate and help families and the community to spend more time outdoors. This camping kitchenette was designed from primary research which focused on users’ preferences and needs. It also promotes environmental responsibility and sustainability, as it also helps the user make use of re-usable cutlery, seperate waste and dispose of it correctly, aiming for respectful recreational outdoor activities.
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Jamie Ciantar The Walking Stick: A multipurpose tool to help with support and traversing in the dark.
Jamie finds design an important part of modern day living and innovation. She takes practices from both old and new designs to make new products with minimal aesthetics. Her product seeks to merge both older designs, inspired by Scottish backswords, to help hikers traverse during the nighttime. 145
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Natalia Galea Conceptualizing a Structure that Collects Fog and Rain, Providing Freshwater for Agricultural Purposes
Natalia investigated Malta’s water scarcity problem and explored potential methods of how fresh water could be collected. The aim of the study was to design a low-tech structure which could harvest fog and collect rain water that could be used for agricultural purposes, minimizing the dependency on desalination plants. MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Spatial Design provides learners with the essential communication skills to visually interpret industry-related spatial design projects of both internal and external spaces. The degree focuses on critical analysis, independent thinking, project management, constructional materials and technology, sustainability and the environment, light effects, technical drawings, artistic visuals using CAD software, and model-making. The presented projects reflect these different aspects of the degree which students implemented in the local context.
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Spatial Design
Joseph D’Amato Għar Dalam: Integrating design and technology to enhance the visitor experience
a travertine boardwalk, a cafeteria, and a playground will enhance accessibility and the experience at the site. In addition to this, the main exhibition was redesigned introducing new senses such as touch, hearing and sight to make the exhibition more personal. An immersive experience was also implemented so that visitors feel closer to history and see cinematic footage of what Għar Dalam experienced through millennia.
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Joseph is a conceptual design student who created a new experience for the Għar Dalam site using different strategies to modernise the site and museum. The introduction of MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Wayne Farrugia
lack of working space, lack of technology accessibility and crowded households. The workspace provides a quiet space aimed at boosting concentration and privacy, and providing adequate equipment and avoiding various distractions while working on school/ work related tasks. Users have the option to choose between individual and collaborative workspaces depending on their needs. This will facilitate their workflow and increase their work performance as there will be less interruptions while working on desk related tasks.
TND workspace: A centre for productivity and integrating facility for individual and collaborative work
Wayne is an aspiring spatial designer who saw the need to create a workspace for individuals that face difficulties or disturbance in their working environment due to noise pollution, 151
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Bjorn Bongailas CSK: An outdoor ventures service promoting sea and land explorations to encourage physical activities
cycling. One can also apply for classes that offer different training from beginners to advanced levels. The classes and rental will help society achieve their physical goals and learn more about the sport they are interested in. In addition, the equipment rental and the classes will encourage society to explore and appreciate both sea and land while doing more physical activity.
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Bjorn designed a space for people who want to start doing physical activity. The space focuses on providing facilities and equipment for three sports: kayaking, scuba diving, and MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Yanica Schiavone Enhancing the Elderly Home of Żejtun with a Green Recreational Area
focus entirely on the back garden which will be separated into several areas such as an activity area, a garden area, and a seating area where guests can relax in the shade. Those who appreciate planting fresh veggies or herbs will enjoy the garden area. There will be garden beds available for use, as well as encouragement to participate in any healthrelated activity.
Yanica designed a space for elderly people. The goal of this project is to create a space where the elderly can feel at ease and spend time. For this dissertation she opted to 153
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Naiomi Formosa Proposing Interactive Structures for Ta’ Qali Family Park
groups and wheelchair users to integrate with the rest. This park can be utilized at night since each level of seats includes lighting that may be enjoyed by night users. This project’s purpose is to transform this big picnic area into a better location that prioritizes safety, delightful moments, and relaxation in a natural context.
Naiomi has created an outdoor picnic space for people of all age groups. This includes seating areas, distributed throughout Ta’ Qali Family Park, available for individuals, MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Shelley Galea An Adventure Park for All Ages: Offering various adventurous tasks to promote outdoor physical activities
improve skills and put their abilities to the test. It will benefit people who are daring and have a passion for obstacle course training, as well as beginners who want to get more into physical activity and obstacle course training. The goal of the project is to provide an enjoyable environment where people can socialize while still performing physical challenges in a safe environment.
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Brendan Galea Marinescape: Inspiring people to protect the underwater life
which are all implemented to attract people while inspiring them to recycle plastic, thus reducing pollution. The areas that make up the whole design are the relaxing area, the recycling structure, the eating zone, the children’s area, and a passageway that allows users to pass along the promenade. One of the main elements used to inspire users was recycled plastic as a finishing material.
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Alessandro Cassar Flow Gaming: Revisiting betting centres’ spatial design
aim of his project is to create a betting centre which takes care of the client’s well-being while maintaining a profitable business. The space ensures a unique and refreshing betting experience, with the aim of increasing the target audience and reducing the negative stigma correlated with betting centres. A dynamic flow is implemented throughout the space, making it a fast pace retail experience.
Alessandro believes design has the power to change one’s way of life. His dissertation project investigates the current design strategies adopted by betting centres. The 157
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Jean D’Alfonso Gym Pods: Investigating the environment dedicated to fitness
cated to fitness. The aim of his project is to create a gym pod that ensures a secure and private space in which any gym member can work on their fitness goals with digital assistance. The modules would help any user to fulfill their fitness journey as they are designed to help and assist in any way possible. A minimal and energetic design is implemented throughout the space.
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Marija Mifsud LOTUS Counselling Centre: Enhancing the therapeutic experience of persons undergoing palliative care
introducing the design of a counselling centre for persons undergoing palliative care. Several design initiatives for healing environments were applied to achieve an innovatively designed counselling centre. The design initiatives include an effective interior layout design, and the incorporation of soft lighting, neutral colour schemes, homely furnishings and natural elements.
Marija seeks to enhance user spaces and expand her skills in all phases of the design process. Her project implements a design process that reflects sensitivity by 159
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Giada Vella Micallef A Garden of Remembrance: Replacing tombstones with trees and turning cemeteries into gardens
memorial garden and provide an additional burial option locally. This will help reduce the overcrowding of cemeteries and make visits to cemeteries more worthwhile. Through the study of thanatology, a variety of principles were applied to aid the individual on his journey of grief. The project features an amalgamation of local materials such as limestone presented in a simplistic design, whilst creating a holistic environment.
Throughout her work Giada desires to implement the concept of integrating Maltese heritage through contemporary spaces. Her project aims to establish a MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Abigail Sultana Designing a Library for Post-Secondary Students
work or study in. The chosen site is the Sir M.A. Refalo Sixth Form in Victoria, Gozo. It has an area of 305 square meters and two main zones: the silent individual spaces, where users can work alone, and the loud collaborative zones, where users can work together. Guidance services are present. A bright atmosphere is created by the use of particular colours and materials.
Abigail identified a need to redesign an existing post-secondary school library. The aim of this project is to create a comfortable and modern space for users to 161
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Angelica Scicluna Biophilic Design: The benefits and use in a workplace environment to enhance well-being and productivity
environment by bringing the outside inside. The idea being proposed is to have a space which uses biophilic design, which is the use of natural elements incorporated into a space as a tool to improve well-being, enhance clarity of thought and to promote productivity. As the outdoor environment continues to urbanize, the objective is to achieve a space that is immersed in natural experience.
Angelica identified the lack of natural experience inside our buildings, and took the opportunity to redesign Aġenzija Żgħażagħ, so that the employees can work in a natural MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Brooke Cacciattolo Independent Living: A residential design for the mobility impaired.
Brooke focuses on investigating wheelchair user needs in relation to design, and the idea of enhancing the living space within these residential settings. Accessible design, otherwise called universal design, means that the design of the product or space is easily accessible to all people, regardless of age or ability. This concept encourages the idea of wheelchair users living independently. 163
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Diana Ivanova Urban Playscape
how play areas can be integrated into cities in such a way as to be attractive, and to offer activities for a variety of interests, thereby promoting the mental and physical health of society. The play hub is an urban multi-purpose outdoor play area that accommodates zones for both active and passive activities, and complements the city environment by making the playscape a part of the whole.
Diana’s passion and desire to create harmony between people and their environment is the main root of the ‘Urban Playscape’ project. She uses her knowledge to demonstrate MCAST ICA FESTIVAL 2022
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Jessica Infurna Private Rehabilitation Centre
knowledge acquired throughout the study, the space being developed will focus on the patient’s needs. The location would provide a range of various areas necessary for the patient’s recovery, with a concentration on socialization in common areas and providing privacy in the sleeping rooms. The purpose of this initiative is to create a safe environment for people who need to go through rehabilitation.
Jessica recognized a need for a private rehabilitation centre that serves local drug, gambling, and alcohol abusers. Through the use of design choices that honour the 165
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ICA Festival 2022 Catalogue Press: Progress Press Company Limited Catalogue design: Samantha Seychell Martha Delezio Martina Schembri Supported by Adrian Gauci Special thanks: Christabel Sant, Elisa Battistino, Elise Vella, Emman Mizzi, Kelsey Sciberras, Kieran Delia, Liam Jon Camilleri, Lisa Vella Gobey, Luke Zammit, Maria Bugeja, Martha Delezio, Erica Schembri, Mark Azzopardi, Martina Schembri, Miguel Mercieca, Nathan Zerafa, Neala Sammut, Neil Fitzpatrick, Philip Grech, Samantha Seychell, William Curmi – Final-year students Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Graphic Design Illustration for dedication: Adrian Gauci icafestival.mcast.edu.mt Follow us @icafestival All rights reserved ©2022
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