Malta-based
architect Tom Van Malderen works at the intersection of art, design, and
architecture. His projects reflect a fascination with how we inhabit space and
how its objects and materials are embedded in an intricate web of cultural
references. By reimagining familiar forms and structures, he invites reflection
on form, meaning, and narrative. Van Malderen’s work creates spaces and
situations that explore the fictions and frictions of our built environment—its
politics, its history, its material presence, and the tension between the real
and the imagined.
After completing a
Master’s in Architecture at Sint-Lucas, KU Leuven, Van Malderen worked with
Atelier Lucien Kroll in Brussels and AP Valletta in both London and Malta. In
2018, he established his own studio while continuing as Director of Management
at AP Valletta, allowing him to further develop his practice across visual art
and design, and engage 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
Architect on a
Detour, collective show, PSLab, Antwerp, Belgium, 2024
Mobile Photo Studio, public programme Mulhouse Photo Biennial, 2024
[…] And Nothing Is Forever*, collective show, SISU, Estonia, 2024
Mobile Photo Studio, Malta Biennale public programme, 2024
Malta Biennale, collective show, Malta, 2024
2023 Retrospective, collective show at R Gallery, Malta, 2024
Best Conditions, duo show, Malta-Belgium, 2023
Because every House tells a Story, collective show, Duffel, Belgium, 2023
Far Reach, collective show, Berlin, Germany, 2023
Walk the Seeds, public artwork, Malta, 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, coallaborative exhibition, MUZA, Malta, 2021
Fuse, collective show in the public space, Valletta Design Cluster, Malta, 2021
Hackable Animals, collective show, 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, collective show, Valletta International Visual Arts Festival, Malta, 2015
I Saw a Light, public artwork, Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta, Malta, 2015
Hermetik, collective
exhibition, Fort Tigne, Malta, 2013
SELECTED SET AND EXHIBITION DESIGNS
