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Episodes from the Passion of Our Lord are annually retold through various media but one of the most striking remains salt. The Domus Pius IX of Cospicua has been setting up a Last Supper display since 1954, annually drawing hundreds to their premises alongWatch: More than a pinch of salt…
Episodes from the Passion of Our Lord are annually retold through various media but one of the most striking remains salt. The Domus Pius IX of Cospicua has been setting up a Last Supper display since 1954, annually drawing hundreds to their premises along the stepped Matty Grima Street. At first, the members used cereal grains and split peas to create their artworks, but in 1968 they introduced salt. Soon after, they started experimenting with coloured salt. This year, the display features about 90 ‘plates’ of art made of salt, rice and pasta. The theme Irgħa in-Nagħaġ Tiegħi (Tend my Sheep) focuses on St Peter, the first disciple of Jesus and the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Many of the scenes narrate episodes from the saint’s life through replicas of famous artworks such as Guercino’s St Peter Weeping Before the Virgin (1647) and Bernardo Strozzi’s The Release of St Peter (circa 1635) and Caravaggio’s The Crucifixion of St Peter (1601). “Instead of painting with a brush, these artists use a teaspoon,” art critic E.V. Borg commented. “It’s a laborious process as each scene is very detailed and replete with religious symbolism,” he added. Each side of the long, central... Read more