Inheritance Exhibition

When Ronnie Muscat started his photographic career he was just about fifteen years old. More than fifty years down the line, he’s still doing it with a passion. Little did he expect, however, that his two sons would pick up this passion so fiercely, particularly since he had always pushed them through more formal academic routes. It must be speculated, though, that while Carlo and Sergio discovered photography almost independently, having a photographer in their life must have influenced them, even if merely at a subconscious level.

Discover photography they did, however – and it was a shocking realisation for both. The eloquence of the photographic medium drew them further into the art, until it became part of their life. Photography provided a tool to achieve control over the otherwise uncontrollable – time, space, reality. They turned to their father, who, realising their potential, guided them through the teething phases, while allowing them to evolve on their own accord, taking directions which most suited their characters and skills.

This exhibition brings the three artists’ work into the same room, side by side for the first time. The results are surprising, for while common traits remain visible throughout their work, it is clear that each artist’s personal evolution and interpretation of the medium took drastically different directions in an endless loop of cross-pollination. It is the ultimate virtuous circle, where each artist develops an ever evolving, unique identity, while inspiring the others at every step of the process. It is the ultimate confrontation of nature versus nurture, and the bets on the victor are open.