Joseph Agius

Joseph Agius works in the paediatric ward of Malta’s main hospital, Mater Dei, as a senior registered nurse. After studying ceramics in 1990 at the School of Art and Craft in Mosta, Agius has spent the following years honing his skills in creating art, namely, combining ceramics with rusted recycled sheet metal. His biggest piece adorns the walls of the hospital in which he works, entitled Ethnic Groups, made of three ceramic plaques mounted on wooden planks that have decorated the walls since 2009. Describing his work as ‘neo-social realism movements’, Joseph says the intention of his work is ‘making people think’.