Michael Xuereb

Born in Malta, now lives in London, Michael Xuereb is primarily a contemporary photographer and image maker. Occasionally his work ventures into other mediums such as canvas work, installation and publication.His work can be catagorised into two approaches. These are: pure photographic work and works of an appropriated nature.Most of Xuerebs photographic work are products of itching curiosity, of wondering how it would look if photographed. The only way to find rest is to develop the concept into a visual. Many of the photographic work are images taken is series. These images are either a repetition of the same subject in different conditions, or similar subjects in a common situation. The repetitiveness in the work shows a true craving desire to understand explore and exploit the perception coming from the circumstances photographed.The appropriated work has a similar underlying theme. In each case the initial motive is to extract aesthetic value from the found images or diagrams that were primarily designed, drawn or photographed for functional purposes. Just as the source images, the titles are appropriated as well. The majority of the titles of Xuerebs recent work are borrowed from existing sources. However, what these sources ...

2010 RELOCATION - Group show curated by Dr. Raphael Vella. BOV head office, Malta
2010 'A New Generation' - Curated by Mark Mangion. MCA St. James Cavallier, Valletta, Malta
2009 Represented work with MurmurArt 'When I was Wrong' London
2009 FRIEZE ART FAIR Curated by Filipa Oliviera & Miguel Amado for the artist Brina Thrston
2009 National Open Arts Prize. Judged by Prof. Maurice Cockrill and artist Gavin Turk
2009 'Salon' - Curated by Flora Fairbairn Projects. South Kensington, London
2009 'Mesoteric' Group show at Chez Kristof, Hammersmith, London