MELĦ

Tina Mifsud
September 2023

salt/melħ

A white crystalline substance that gives the sea its characteristic taste. It enhances; it lifts the flavours of food and makes your hair look great after it dries in the sun. Beautiful bodies rippling in underwater light mesmerise and the burdens of the world float away in slow motion. The salt that accumulates on your skin after a long swim is nostalgia in physical form. Crackling against the fabric of your clothes, it’s a feeling every Mediterranean child connects with: one of life’s simple pleasures. Salt preserves things. Sardines, olives, ripe Maltese tomatoes, and memories of childhood - uncomplicated days wasted in pure sunkissed bliss, floating around in the sea with your nanniet [Grandparents].