Susak Expo 2026 Secret Sentinels

Our ongoing work - This Is My Lamp Post - was originally created by the Roberts family in Wales in 2007, which was developed to highlight the absurdity of power, monarchy and war, and to explore how power is ultimately transient, fickle and ever‑shifting, never permanent or secure. We first brought this work to Susak Expo in 2018 with - This is my Lamp post, Susak - where we invited the artist taking part in Susak Expo to join us in a flag making workshop, we lead a flag parade across the island and installed all the artists flags on the top of Vela Straža, the island’s highest point. The site has deep roots as a prehistoric Illyrian lookout and defensive hill‑fort; its name meaning “Great Watchtower”, a direct reflection of its historic purpose to guard and oversee the land. While on the island we performed various actions to protect Susak around including the positioning of whispers, lighthouses, wax hand gestures and ceramic genitalia around the island leaving minimal impact on the environment. For 2026, we intend to present a collection of artworks from our selected artists, and display them on the island. All works will be delivered to Susak by the Carousel Postie, who will install the art, announce the opening of the show and host the exhibition. These works are intended to protect the island and reinforce our core message: that structures and systems of power rise and fade.