The second part of The School of Winds and Waves’ “Songbird Trap” dives deeper into how migratory songbirds might (not) be trapped—as it’s done traditionally by generations of men on Malta.

The School of Wind and Waves is dedicated to cultural techniques of the wilderness; founded by artist and theater maker Jimmy Grima, the school has an eye on gestures, useful tricks, and small hacks. Something between a scout course and a school of life, with a healthy dose of longing for the simpler things and the childlike excitement of going on an adventure, the School of Wind and Waves is an artistic project that uses memories and experiences to carefully approach the wilderness with the creatures that inhabit it.

The “Songbird Trap” is part of Jimmy Grima’s ongoing graphic novel series and is embedded in the context of V/A’s thematic cluster “Crafts“; how forms of private or collective practices located on the periphery—like trapping songbirds—are often considered and read outside the discourse on culture, although they offer unique knowledge about cultural traditions and memory.