What does one do when being tasked with designing an award for the arts? Back in 2017 this was exactly what I was asked to create.

The shear subjectivity of this three-letter word, ‘Art’, and the vast spectrum of practices under its umbrella presented limitless interpretations for representation. I soon realised this could prove problematic!

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How does one approach representation when faced with the least definable word? The answer would come with  approaching a totally subjective word with total objectivity.

After careful consideration the answer came in the form of a sound recording of the word ‘L-Arti’, reordered by a representative from the Arts Council (commissioning body) and specifically spoken in Maltese to directly attach the sound patterns created to the mother tongue.