THE LAST SWORDFISH - James Micallef Grimaud's Portfolio

light illusion made with pixel stick of swordfish jumping out of sea and over pier with Valletta in the background made by TWITCH , street artist from Malta

Worked with Dancing Fox and Our Fish to create this light painting "The Last Swordfish" with a pixelstick at the #OurOcean conference in Malta, as a plea for better protection of the Mediterranean before all we are left with are ghosts.

In the face of extreme overfishing, how can we learn to be more generous, like the ocean itself? It has provided us with abundant food, oxygen and inspiration for thousand of years, helping to shape our rich culture and cuisine. The time has come to be much more generous in return, or risk losing all of this great beauty forever.

light illusion made with pixel stick of swordfish jumping out of sea and being eaten whilst jumping over pier and entering the sea as a skeleton with Valletta in the background by TWITCH , street artist from Malta

initial rough sketch of swordfish jumping over pier with Valletta in background and large cutlery placed on pier by TWITCH , street artist from Malta

initial sketch

set of four illustrations by street artist, TWITCH for the pixel stick illusion

illustrations for installation

The Dancing fox team and artist, TWITCH are working together at night to capture the right angle for the pixelstick to deliver the best illusion with Valletta lit up in the background

Setting up for long exposure shots to capture the pixel stick magic.

on location with Valletta in the bground