Antiporta: A Fading Negotiation – an installation by Chris Briffa Architects – is on display at Spazju Kreattiv, St James Cavalier until February 3.

The antiporta is an inner door prevalent in Maltese homes – which simultaneously provides privacy and accessibility to those who find themselves on either side. It’s an often-overlooked architectural characteristic that is rapidly disappearing from our architectural landscape.

This archetypal feature of the Maltese landscape is the subject of research work and an exhibition by Chris Briffa Architects at the Venice Architecture Biennale and at Spazju Kreattiv. The project brings together a group of creatives with interests across the media, to tackle this piece as a study, to examine its social and physical functions, document its passage over time and imagine which direction the antiporta might be heading in.

One can also be part of this project by submitting clips and images – new, old or even vintage – of the Maltese antiporta through the website www. antiporta.com and Istagram @antiporta_cba using the hashtag #antiporta.

All contributions and submitted images or clips will form part of the ongoing research and may be shared on the website, in future publications and events and/or social media. Images will be credited accordingly.

Curated by Andrew Borg Wirth, Antiporta: A Fading Negotiation is part of the Valletta 2018 (Valletta Design Cluster) and Spazju Kreattiv programmes. The project is supported by the Project Support Grant, Malta Arts Fund – Arts Council Malta and produced in collaboration with Camilleri Paris Mode and Halmann Vella.

The installation is on display today and tomorrow from 10am to 9pm.