Defence is one of the Alex Mylona's compositions with which she participated in the Venice Biennale of 1960. It is an abstract artwork made of hammered iron; it is characterized by frontality, sharp ends and a balanced arrangement of flat surfaces. Defence is a symbolic wall, a metaphor of resistance, as well as protection and endurance in difficult and extreme conditions and situations. [Alex Mylona, Defence, 1960, Athens, hammered iron, 65 x 125 x 22 cm., MOMus-Museum Alex Mylona]