All in Red and White

There was no question about it: the only possible colour scheme for our Market was red and white (the colours of the Maltese flag), and the leitmotif simply had to be the traditional Maltese Cross. Anne Dietrich carefully designed red flyers, with the skyline of Valletta in the background advertising the Market (see both sides of the flyers below), as well as large cloth banners advertising the Market and welcoming the visitors. Hanging them above the big stairway to the Audimax required the Uni electricians' extra-long ladder.

Nadine Buderath, Vera Fohr, and Angela Holzhauer spent a weekend in the Brauhaus Art Department creating a giant red cross to decorate the ceiling in front of the Audimax. Their job was certainly strenuous, but the helpers who had to put the cross on the ceiling were the real sufferers - see Isabelle's poetic account of this task under "market assessments"!

Of course the café, bar, and puppet show crews decorated their stands invitingly, and the red and white posters of the exhibits added to the effect.

By the way, the Maltese Cross is of Arabic origin, although it served as the symbol of the Christian Kinghts of the Order of St John from 1113 onwards. Its shape and colour (officially white on a red background) is interpreted symbolically. We recommend www.orderofmalta.org.uk/cross.htm for a detailed explanation. The Maltese Cross is not to be confused with the "George Cross," which was awarded to the Maltese people by King George VI of Great Britain in 1942 and is part of the Maltese flag.