Queen who? Sculpture of empty chair reimagines Pjazza Reġina colonial monument
The statue of Queen Victoria in Republic Square peeking through the work Siġġu by Austin Camilleri. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A sculpture of an empty chair has offered a fresh perspective on one of Malta's controversial colonial monuments, located in Valletta's Pjazza Reġina. Siġġu, by renowned sculptor Austin Camilleri, was installed directly in front of the statue of Queen Victoria, obscuring it from where it usually dominates attention on Republic Street outside Malta's National Library. ...