
Explore the sublime mysterious ruins of Fort Campbell with painter Jeni Caruana at helm.
Forgotten Landscapes

Fort Campbell is known as the last fortification built in Malta. It is located on a peninsula near the village of Mellieħa and was built by the British empire during the prelude to the Second World War between 1937 and 1938.
At the time of its construction, advancements in aerial technology demanded a type of fortification that avoided detection. The result was an array of camouflaged concrete structures tied together through a myriad of underground tunnels designed to protect allied planes as they landed in the nearby bay.
The transition in architecture symbolized a change in perception of power. Greatness no longer came from the detailed stonework of grandiose fortifications but from the cold calculated machinery of modern warfare.
After the Second World War, the fortification fell out of use and was eventually abandoned after the British forces left the island during the 1970s.

Jeni Caruana was born in England and educated in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
In 1977 Jeni moved to Malta. She had worked as a Graphic Designer and since 1995 began to teach drawing and watercolour techniques to adults.
She is skilled in producing paintings of artists in motion.
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Photography by Dick Wolley & Mark Magro
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