The Malta Biennale 2024

With stormy weather and general grey permeating the UK this time of year, a last-minute trip to Malta was just the ticket. I had known a little of the country prior, mostly of Maltese's close similarity with the Arabic language. So much so, that I even understood up to 80% of many Maltese conversations and dialogues in the background. Our tour guide even joked that he couldn't say anything about me because I'd most likely understand it. I later came to finding out that the Maltese language derives 43% of its language from Arabic. The reason for my visit was centred around the country's first-ever art biennale to take place in 2024, with the…