Exploring the relations between the elements that create a space which serves as a backdrop to a traumatic event, my artwork titled “Surface” is a piece that through direct interaction questions the level of desensitisation of society towards violence. Engaging the senses in a combined way through a stylised form, the experience of existing in and experiencing a scene of a crime, in this case a frozen surface of a river, is moved to the center of the artistic expression.
Analysing the archive material of the event, I was inspired by the harsh banality of brutality and dehumanization so I wanted to create a piece that would bring the audience closer to the state of mind of the victims while they were standing in the row, waiting to be executed. Such dialogue requires a certain level of retraumatization whose purpose is to encourage awareness and opinion about the importance and severity of the event.
Bojan participated in the Art Residency that took place in Novi Sad (Serbia) from 22 October 2018 to 22 November 2018, and focused on the local events of the Second World War (Novi Sad Raid) and their impact in the local community.
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