Innocent Passage

Category: Performance

Location: Grand Harbour, Valletta

Innocent Passage

Considering each vessel as a territory of the state whose flag it flies, Núria Güell and Rosa Casado invite the audience on an ‘all-inclusive cruise’ around the world. The route will be determined by the ships anchored in a bunkering zone within Malta’s territorial waters on the day of the performance, and the flags of convenience they fly. Setting off from the Grand Harbour on a traditional tourist passenger vessel, we will be guided by a local tour guide who will introduce us to how territorial notions such as ‘the rule of law’, citizenship and homeland operate differently at sea, as well as to the ‘exceptions’ implied by the legal framework of these countries. During the visit, we will attempt to engage in dialogue with the floating population aboard these ships via marine VHF radio.

Attendance to this event is free of charge, however registration is required, via the link: https://www.innocentpassage.info/

Núria Güell & Rosa Casado

Núria is a visual artist whose practice confronts and questions moral evidence and conventions. Rosa’s practice focuses on theatre and performance making, with a particular interest on critical spatial practices. Both understand artistic practice as social and political practice in which the cultural and the established are brought into play.

*This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
*This project is supported in part by a grant from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), a state agency.

Passaġġ Innoċenti 

Meta nqisu kull bastiment bħala territorju tal-istat li taħt il-bandiera tiegħu jkun qed jinnaviga, nistiednu lill-udjenza għal ‘kruċiera li tinkludi kollox’ madwar id-dinja. Ir-rotta se tkun determinata mill-bastimenti ankrati f’żona ta’ bunkering fi ħdan l-ibħra territorjali ta’ Malta fil-jum tal-prestazzjoni, u mill-bnadar ta’ konvenjenza li jtajru. Hekk kif nitilqu mill-Port il-Kbir fuq bastiment turistiku tradizzjonali tal-passiġġieri, se niġu ggwidati minn gwida turistika lokali li se tintroduċina ma’ kif kunċetti territorjali bħas-‘saltna tad-dritt’, iċ-ċittadinanza u l-patrija joperaw b’mod differenti fuq il-baħar, kif ukoll għall-‘eċċezzjonijiet’ implikati mill-qafas legali ta’ dawn il-pajjiżi. Matul iż-żjara, se nippruvaw nidħlu fi djalogu mal-popolazzjoni abbord dawn il-bastimenti permezz tar-radju VHF.

L-attendenza għal dan l-avveniment hija bla ħlas, madankollu r-reġistrazzjoni hija meħtieġa, permezz tal-ħolqa:  https://www.innocentpassage.info/

Id-dettalji tal-avveniment se jiġu mgħarrfa lil dawk kollha li jirreġistraw b’suċċess.

Núria Güell & Rosa Casado

Núria hija artista viżiva li l-prattika tagħha tikkonfronta u tpoġġi f’diskussjoni l-evidenza u l-konvenzjonijiet morali. Il-prattika ta’ Rosa tiffoka fuq it-teatru u l-ħolqien ta’ spettakli, b’interess partikolari fuq prattiki spazjali kritiċi. It-tnejn jifhmu l-prattika artistika bħala prattika soċjali u politika fejn il-kulturali u l-istabbilit jidħlu fis-seħħ.

*Dan ix-xogħol ġie prodott bl-għajnuna finanzjarja tal-Unjoni Ewropea. L-opinjonijiet espressi hawnhekk bl-ebda mod ma jistgħu jitqiesu li jirriflettu l-opinjoni uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea.
*Dan il-proġett huwa appoġġjat parzjalment minn għotja mingħand Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), aġenzija statali.