MALTA AS METAPHOR, video installation by  Myriam Thyes, 2008

Stills and synopsis

Scene 6: Valletta, St. Paul's Feast - procession and religious holiday for St. Paul

Valletta, St. Paul's Feast

Valletta, St. Paul's Feast

Valletta, St. Paul's Feast

Valletta, St. Paul's Feast

Valletta, St. Paul's Feast

This longer scene first shows preparations for the procession and tests for choir concerts at St. Paul's Shipwreck Church, with a lot of active audience. Then follows the climax of the holiday: the statue of St. Paul is carried out of the church, accompanied by the applause and elation of the audience; marching bands play in the streets, children bathe in mountains of confetti and clamber up cannons.

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