Għal gol-Ħajt

They raise not hope but burdened weight,
A sledge of power, twisted fate.
No flag of pride, no peace unfurled—
Just tools of might in a fractured world.

This mixed media work on envelope art references the iconic Iwo Jima image, reimagined to critique power dynamics through symbolism. The figures hoist a mallet instead of a flag, replacing patriotism with brute force. The stark black-and-white rendering reflects the visual language of protest and urgency. Its genre blends political street art with conceptual minimalism, heightened by the rawness of the unconventional paper support.