The Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg recently held a personal exhibition by the Maltese photographer Ken Scicluna (pictured) entitled Dreams - Italy - St Petersburg.

The event was organised as part of the events by the Council of Europe for the European Day of Languages in collaboration with the Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg, Fulcrum Images, the Maltese Embassy for Russia, The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, the Italian Cultural Institute, St Petersburg and the St Petersburg Times.

Born in 1981, Ken's first camera gazed upon the legendary shores portrayed by Homer in the Odyssey where Ulysses is said to have been trapped by the beauty of the Nymph Calypso. Ken's perceptions, as those of the famous hero have always been acute, with a motivational sense of wandering lust that pushed him out of the limited boundaries of the islands onto a journey which spanned the whole of Europe and beyond.

The general manager of the hotel Asaad Farag and the director of the Italian Cultural Institute, St Petersburg, Dr Giorgio Mattioli jointly welcomed the attendees, among them a number of local journalists and photographers, and invited all to enjoy the beautiful works of a young, but talented photographer.