Blooming Foundation

by Alma Salgada

• Mixed media on canvas
• 50cm by 50cm
• Malta, 2025

  About the artwork: 
  Blooming Foundation reflects on the invisible labor that sustains urban life. The traffic cone, reimagined as a symbol of foundation, represents those who support society from below, often unseen and undervalued. From this overlooked ground, flowers emerge.

  Through mixed media and hand embroidery, the work introduces time, care and recognition, transforming a functional object into a living structure. A quiet tribute to the foundations that hold everything together.

  About the artists: 
  Camila and JP are visual artists from Alma Salgada, an art brand with roots in Brazil and a base in Malta. Their work blends Pop Art botanicals with the dynamic energy of urban art, transforming spaces into immersive visual experiences. Their signature style merges vibrant botanical compositions with contemporary urban techniques, including acrylics, spray paint, and embroidery. Each piece becomes a dialogue between nature and culture, emotion and form