Walled cities have always held a universal fascination. I grew up within a stone's throw from two such cities. Both Vittoriosa and Valletta, the two Vs, have a strong link to the Order of St John. The World Heritage City of Valletta, soon to be the European Capital of Culture, came about as a result of a victorious war fought from behind the walls of Vittoriosa. Their stories of Knights and Grandmasters, their auberges and palaces intrigue me, as they do visitors and residents alike.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Ken's world
I have not seen Kenneth for some time and it's all my fault for not getting in touch since I have been in Malta. Kenneth Zammit Tabona does some of the most amazing people studies I have ever encountered. His drawings of Maltese landscape are well sought after but what I love most are those works portraying characters from life. There is something quite magical about the people that inhabit his Malta. I immediately warm to them and want to get to know them more, but perhaps it is their enigmatic side that I'm fatally attracted to.
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