Vanishing Valletta.

The definitive collection 1982-2011. Miranda publishers 2018, cm.34x32, pp.circa 250, ill.bn. hardcover, dustjacket. In 1982 artist photographer David Pisani embarked on a personal project to document the city of Valletta and the surrounding harbour area with an emphasis on the socially deprived periphery of Valletta and the infamous red light district of Strait Street which he regularly frequented. What started as a photo essay of the derelict buildings of the city and the dwindling activity in Strait Street would evolve into an epic documentation of Valletta spanning 29 years.