susannah farrugia

photography


  1. il-ġebla 
  2. somewhere in the mediterranean
  3. backpacking south east asia: coming soon
  4. ongoing travelogue
  5. commissions


projects


  1. the architecture of inhabitation
  2. a living city: co-creating our human habitat
  3. the magic of temporality & fleetingness
  4. the network of resources
  5. the garden as therapy
  6. rituals in rock & clay
  7. the school beneath the hills
  8. contemporary boathouse 
  9. valletta power station
  10. lab / prototype
  11. matter make
  12. playscape


workshops


  1. eros in transgression @ re:easa
  2. cairn @ easa tourist
  3. day night day night day
  4. skalda


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about


susannah is a maltese architectural designer & photographer who graduated from the university of malta with a special interest in social architecture, spatial agency & inhabitation.

in her photography, she shoots a mix of 35mm film & digital.
etrenally inspired by the maltese islands & their geographical landscape, her work expresses the language of ancient rock, cystal waters, crusty sea salt tracing constellations on one’s skin & the warmth of the sun. the architectural compositions these elements naturally form & people’s interaction with this environment become moments of presence & wonder. she seeks to tell the story of the sense of home this little floating rock encapsulates within the wider themes of mediterranean-ness & culture.

a collector of rocks, seashells, books & records, her other interests include beach-exploring, hiking, travelling & cooking (but more so eating).


all images
© 2020-2024 susannah farrugia

Mark

2. somewhere in the mediterranean


it’s not just a place, it’s a feeling



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all streets in santa flavia lead to the sea… a dream-like town which materialises when least expected & refuses to be found when you seek it


2022
sicilian roadtrips


            il dolce far niente & other lessons on how to savour life



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lido livin’



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lonesome petrol pump

some photos you don’t manage to take
live in your head forever…
until you do


destinazione: caletta sant'elia



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an unexpected encounter


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destinazione: isole egadi, favignana & levanzo



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visions of the coastline:
stairs leading from the sea to an ancient fortress under which limpet-collecting nonni crawl



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visions of the coastline:
when we cut into the land, are we making the sky bigger?


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visions of the coastline:
cuts and protrusions in the rock seducing the sea to kiss it
children playing in forgotten quarries emulating ancient temple ruins



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destinazione: cefalù



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breakfast beneath the fig tree



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beneath la rocca



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destinazione: scopello



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goddess of the sea


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i faraglioni


destinazione: alimena



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a little town right at the centre of sicily with a hill, at the top of which the rest of the island is laid out beneath you like a map


destinazione: noto



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a convent airing its dirty laundry



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destinazione: ortigia, siracusa



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destinazione: ibla & ragusa



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garden of the gods, suspended amidst the clouds


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destinazione: scoglitti



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destinazione: scicli



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a town tucked away in a crevice overlooked by a monastery



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cicadas chirping, the scent of fig leaf wafting on the hot summer breeze, winding roads between the olive trees as we traverse southern sicily


destinazione: agrigento



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buried within the city walls,
a city of the dead exists encircling that of the living


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an archeological daydream


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destinazione: scala dei turchi



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a cloud-like cliff emerges from the glistening water


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destinazione: modica



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2021
a day by the lake


           a foggy arrival, a lakeside lunch, a hidden pasageway to the sea, watching children play as they climb onto a rock, a boat left to enjoy the lapping of the waves onto the shore, two hundred steps to a secret beach where we skim pebbles across the mirror-like lake. a sun-drenched hotel, a golden hour walk catching glimpses across the water, a cypress-lined odyssey, overhearing conversations while watching the sun set, lying on a dock as it bobs with the waves, watching the ducks as the sun paints the sky red before sinking beneath the mountains.


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2019
from one island to another


           time flows differently under the sicilian sun



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destinazione: ragusa


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destinazione: ibla


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abandoned industry / would-be roller coaster


destinazione: taormina



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the city which clings to the side of a hill



2018
nel sud 


           the approach of summer called for one final trip down south; a week-long adventure with just one small backpack, travelling from place to place & meeting friends along the way. the goal was simple: eat as much good food as possible, soak up plenty of sun & sea, and appreciate every second of italian summer.

            southern italy is a fantasy in which beach carnival meets ancient ruins. hot-tempered motorists zip through the same streets where children play. i kept expecting the vessuvio to blow at any second, bursting in the loud heat , covering the whole region in san marzano tomato sauce.



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destinazione: ischia



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destinazione: napoli



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destinazione: sorrento



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bagni della regina giovanna


destinazione: positano, amalfi coast



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destinazione: roma



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2018
train rides across northern italy


           via lecco, 22, appartamento 2
catching the last metro home, tram parties, eating pizza on the floor while drinking wine, cremino ice cream at navigli, learning how to ride a bike while tipsy, 5pm spritz aperitivo, lying on the grass in the sun in sempione, eating chocolate doughnuts in the lidl parking lot with my favourite people, cutting my hair short, the sound of a trumpet & children playing streaming in through the open window.



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spontaneous visits & waking up for coffee



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an unheard exchange; that conversation must still be stored somewhere within those glowing walls



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destinazione: torino


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destinazione: verona


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destinazione: bergamo


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destinazione: portofino



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walking to portofino along the coast feels like a sacred pilgrimage


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destinazione: sestri levante



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destinazione: sirmione



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swimming below the ancient ruins @ lago di garda



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destinazione: lago di mergozzo


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the lake under the hill


destinazione: cinque terre



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solo hike between the towns of the cinque terre, the melody of an accordion floating on the breeze, stopping for a dip at every village


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destinazione: venezia


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