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The Mill is back with Inherent Dispositions, Newsbook, Malta

’The artworks in Inherent Dispositions are bound by aspects related to identity and self-expression, the works of Abigail Agius, Rhea Micallef-Gavin and Martina Spiteri are subtle interpretations of individual embodiment.

In Inherent Dispositions, they challenge fashion-related narratives and interrelated

notions linked to consumption, making, adaptation and appropriation. Beyond the commonplace definition of fashion as mannerisms resulting from or due to a particular context and culture, fashion (as a way of doing) is oftentimes a reflection of an individual's behaviours and preferences interlinked to personal realities or societal norms and values, or both. Cultural

transmission, awareness and embodiment play’

Women capturing Women, Times of Malta, Joanne Delia

Rhea Micallef-Gavin, Maria Luisa Catrambone and Justine Ellul have come together to form Girls will be Girls, a female collective of women capturing women. A documentative series directed by the three women to empower and support the female community in Malta.

"We wanted and were determined to create a project that brought women together through art, as art is a very therapeutic way to deal with hard topics and a brilliant vessel to express and channel our deepest emotions," said Catrambone.

"Drawing Maria while having Justine's documentary eye following moves was interesting, it was like being challenged to keep up with the speed of a camera to capture the detail and the person with emotion as quickly as she could. The three of

us created a multi-dimensional atmosphere all bouncing ideas of each other, challenging each other and lifting each other to the next level," added Micallef-Gavin.

"With a genuine interest in people and their understanding, documentary comes as a natural passion," said Ellul. "Only previously meeting their facade, spending an afternoon observing each other and understanding each comfort zone was such a peaceful flow. Music, smiles, charcoal and my camera putting all our creativity together".