The action is a performative reading by the Maltese poet Sam Vassallo. The content of the reading derives from a conversation between the poet, the members of the collective and the inhabitants of lower Valletta. The resulting text is a flow of intimate thoughts and reflections on the identity of the monument in relation to the island’s wider history of colonization over the centuries – including the latest fostered by mass tourism.
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