The White Rocks Complex, located along Malta’s northeastern coast between Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq and Pembroke, is a site shaped by successive phases of use and abandonment. It was originally constructed in the 1960s as officers’ married quarters for the British military, known as St. Patrick’s Officers Married Quarters. Following the departure of British forces in 1979, the complex was transferred to Maltese authorities and repurposed as a holiday facility. Managed by tourism services, it was frequently used to accommodate language students and other short-term visitors.

By the mid-1990s, the holiday complex was closed, officially abandoned around 1995, and subsequently left to deteriorate. At the time this series was photographed, signs of informal occupation were present: personal belongings, makeshift living arrangements, luggage, and improvised clotheslines indicating that parts of the complex were being used by squatters.

Over time, the buildings fell into decay, many units were vandalised, and the site’s infrastructure steadily degraded.