Curators

Antar Works

Artists Exhibiting:

Antar Dayal

About the Thematic Pavillion

Last Ice Stand reinterprets the Malta Biennale theme through the language of glacial memory. Clean popsicles appear colourless and minimal, evoking the purity of recent ice. Clear forms reveal mid‑depth layers, transparent and softly turquoise, suggesting emotional immediacy. Cut pieces represent ancient ice – deep blue, fractured, and fading – each a slice of disappearing time. Mobile and quietly disruptive, the installation inserts itself into public space with a familiar yet unsettling form. Through wit and precision, Last Ice Stand transforms nostalgia into climate awareness, inviting viewers into a subtle but urgent conversation about a warming world