The students of the MFA in Digital Arts, who have followed a two-year practice-led programme, are exhibiting their final thesis projects in an exhibition called Extant at St James Cavalier.

The projects are the fruit of 18 months of research and exploration into diverse issues, while seeking to reconcile the theoretical and conceptual questions with the possibilities inherent in the digital medium.

The concepts which each student chose to investigate are diverse, yet the concern with the digital is the common thread which runs through all the projects.

Within the exhibition this diversity in approach and outcome is evident, as the works range from hybridised installation to photography and sculpture.

Extant is an adjective which describes that, which is currently existing, surviving, enduring and present. It encapsulates the juxtaposition between the virtual and the real in a digital world.

The research has culminated in one final project, however, the themes and issues the students delved into have widened their horizons and new questions and concerns have been generated and forged.

The exhibition runs until August 20 at  St James Cavalier, Valletta. More information is available from the Department of Digital Arts at www.um.edu.mt/maks/digitalarts.