Laura Swale presents Quarantine Creativity exhibition in print

Exhibition report
Written By Laura Swale

 “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” Renowned psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud believed in the mental health benefits of acknowledging our true feelings. With this in mind, Laura Swale presents sombre new work exploring the fear, loneliness and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19. But as statistics start to show a slowing of the infection rate, is it time for cautious optimism? This ‘exhibition in print’ of our ‘dark night of the soul’ comes just as a glimmer of hope appears in the darkness.

Click here to see all artwork on the Times of Malta website

Ġlormu by Mark Schembri

Ġlormu by Mark Schembri

Laura Swale

Laura is a visual artist, writer and entrepreneur from the UK, with a background in arts education, cultural event-planning and curatorial work. She is the founder of Allura, a multi-award-winning arts organisation based in Malta, established to showcase creative talent and bring it to a global audience. Laura writes visual Arts and cultural content for the Times of Malta and the Malta Independent, she is a judge on the panels of several art prizes and a regular guest speaker at the University of Malta. Formerly a secondary school art teacher and head of department of fifteen years, she is also a practising artist, regularly exhibiting and selling her work.

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