Malta-based architect Tom Van Malderen probes the
intersections of art, design, and architecture in his works. He contemplates
the diverse ways we use our environments, takes a close look at the intricate
web of cultural references embedded in their objects and materials, and prompts
reflection on questions of utility, value, ambiguity, and accessibility. Van
Malderen invites visitors and users to imagine and experience the fictions and
frictions of our inhabited space, its politics, its history, its materiality,
and other real and unreal constructs.
After
obtaining a Master in Architecture at Sint-Lucas Brussels, Van Malderen worked
with Atelier Lucien Kroll in Brussels and AP Valletta in London and Valletta. Since
the summer of 2018 Tom runs his own studio alongside his position at AP
Valletta, to delve deeper into his visual art and design practice and collaborate
with several NGOs.
After
obtaining a Master in Architecture at Sint-Lucas Brussels, Van Malderen worked
with Atelier Lucien Kroll in Brussels and AP Valletta in London and Valletta. Since
the summer of 2018 Tom runs his own studio alongside his position at AP
Valletta, to delve deeper into his visual art and design practice and collaborate
with several NGOs.
Don’t hesitate to reach out
tom@tomvanmalderen.com
Selected interviews/articles
Impeached
Valletta
Contemporary
Movimento
Who
controls our access
Good
Conditions
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Best Conditions, duo show, Malta, Oct. 2023
Because every House tells a Story, Duffel, Belgium, Sept. 2023
Far Reach, collective show, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2023
Walk the Seeds, public artwork, Malta, Sept. 2023
Oikos Logia,
collective exhibition, R Gallery,
Malta, 2023
Das-Dingenen,
collective exhibition, CC Zwaneberg, Belgium, 2021
Debatable
land(s), collective exhibition, Casa Stivala, Malta, 2021
Blink, duo show at Valletta Contemporary, Malta, 2021
No Ordinary Terrain, MUZA, Malta, 2021
Fuse, Valletta Design Cluster, Malta, 2021
Hackable Animals, Unfinished Art Space,
Casino Notabile, Malta, 2019
Contemporary
Istanbul, Blitz, art fair, Turkey, 2019
Good Conditions, duo show at DMW Art Space, Belgium, 2019
Zabbar’s
Calling Citta Hompesch, Mahala
Festival, collective exhibition, Malta, 2018
Except for Access Only,
solo show, Malta
Contemporary Art, Malta, 2018
Conditions and
Opportunities, duo show at DMW Art Space,
Belgium, 2017
Good Walls Make Good
Neighbours, Valletta International Visual Arts Festival, Malta, 2015
I Saw a Light,
Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta, Malta, 2015
Hermetik, collective
exhibition, Fort Tigne, Malta, 2013
Ladenkast, collective exhibition, Phoebus gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1999
SELECTED SET AND EXHIBITION DESIGNS
