The Luzzu and the Colossus

On the slow waves, a luzzu rests,
with the blue that caresses the sky,
the yellow that captures the sun,
and the red that whispers ancient stories.

Moored at the quiet dock,
it carries with it the breath of the sea.

On the border between dream and distance,
a giant slips away,
the container ship full of worlds,
of stacked colors,
shaded like memories that are lost.

And while the small and the large touch each other,
the sea unites them,
silent guardian of every journey,
of every farewell, of every return.

I took this photo in August 2023 in Marsaxlokk on the island of Malta

This painting participated in the SMALL is BETTER! Exhibition – from 14 to 21 DECEMBER 2024 at Arte Spazio Tempo, Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2877, Venice.

Exhibition curator Gina Affinito, gallery owner Paolo Bertuzzo and Valentina Recchia, art therapy teacher at ARTEDO Venice, School of Arts Therapies, for an emotional reading of the works entitled: “SMALL MEETINGS WITH ART THERAPY”