ORIGINS

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This is a little personal project that I started years ago but never really finished. Recently, I was deeply moved by two books about Bosnia and identity, which inspired me to take up my project again. I want to document stories (through interviews) and images of my family and my origins, the war that spread us all over the globe and the memories that are still alive. 

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Most of these photos were taken in 2009 when I visited my grandparents in their village in Bosnia - they are some of the only relatives who have returned to Bosnia after the war. Their tiny village, inhabited by a few remaining elderly people, is dotted with ruined houses and big empty fields. 

In 2016 my grandfather passed away. The photo from Sarajevo was taken after I went to his funeral. It was my first time in Sarajevo. This bittersweet last trip to Bosnia meant farewell to my grandfather but also a visit to a multicultural, open-minded city that is healing and leaving the hatred behind. December 2020 marks 25 years since the end of the war. 

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(January 2021)