The Great Exhibition of 1851 affected and consolidated a cultural shift: the so-called decorative arts were now given the grand stage. Decorative arts – anything from furniture, to ceramics and wallpaper – were then sharing a stage with the traditional high arts of painting, sculpture and architecture.
But what does all this have to do with Playcon 2025, the 5th edition of which took place at the MFCC in Ta’ Qali earlier this month?