Malta to erect new monument to mark Valletta Summit on Migration

A new monument created by the Maltese artist Vince Briffa will be erected at Castille Square in Malta's capital to mark next month's Valletta Summit on Migration.

Dr. Briffa, head of Department of Digital Art at University of Malta, said the marble monument has "very few defects, barely any visible veins and is a brilliant white allowing the monument to shine in all its glory."

It can be interpreted as a symbol illustrating Malta's geographical location, linking two great continents, said the Maltese government notice.

The marble has been dug from the Carrara quarries in Italy, which was also used for renowned statue of David and La Pieta by Michelangelo.

"I wanted to use Carrara marble because I wanted the monument to look clean and simple, in line with the concept, which is also clean and simple," said the creator.

The Valletta Summit on Migration, which was summoned in this April by the European Council to discuss migration issues with African and other key countries concerned, will take place in Valletta on Oct. 11-12 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Vince Briffa is a practicing contemporary multi-media artist and curator and has been researching the integration and application of electronic and digital media within the fine arts since the mid 1990s. Endit