Meriton Maloku

Meriton Maloku (b. 1989) is a multimedia visual artist based in Antwerp, Belgium. Maloku earned his BA and his MA in Fine Arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. In his prints, drawings, paintings, and installations, he explores politics, philosophy, and art history with repetition, playfulness, and humor. Outside of Kosovo and Belgium, Maloku’s work has appeared in places far and wide, ranging from London to Xi’an. The recipient of numerous prestigious prizes in Kosovo and Belgium, Maloku divides his time between Antwerp and Gjilan.

“I am interested in everything I can say, but my focus is mainly on everyday life preoccupations. We are controlled by politics. We are controlled by systems that we are forced to adapt to. In all this, there are a lot of sad and funny things. And as an artist l have a small obsession with art history, I always try and dig into it and see how artists have played with it in the past and where my practice stands within this timeline. ”