The City as a Sign

€100–€600

EN

          This photograph is part of the series A View of Belgrade.

          There are days when I spend hours flying above the city without capturing a single image worth keeping. Everything appears already seen, exhausted, without energy — as if Belgrade, on that day, had turned into a copy of itself.

          And then, without warning, a moment like this emerges.

          Within the span of a few hours, several frames reveal themselves — images that insist on being seen.

          Alongside the previously presented tennis court, I present this image: a New Belgrade courtyard reduced to pure geometry and color.

          Intense red. Cutting lines. A courtyard that, when seen from above, resembles a sign more than a place to live.

          A small black dog passed through the scene, but I chose to leave it for another time — perhaps when this space is filled with the sound of children at play.

SR

          Evo još jedne fotografije iz serije „Pogled na Beograd“.

          Ima dana kada satima letim iznad grada, a da ne snimim nijednu fotografiju vrednu pažnje. Sve izgleda već viđeno, potrošeno, bez energije. Kao da se Beograd tog dana pretvorio u sopstvenu kopiju.

          A onda se desi ovakav trenutak.

          U razmaku od samo nekoliko sati snimim više kadrova koji prosto traže da budu podeljeni — na Facebooku ili Instagramu.

          Zato danas, pored teniskog terena koji sam već objavio, ide i ova slika: jedno novobeogradsko dvorište svedeno na čistu geometriju i boju.

          Jaka crvena. Linije koje seku. Dvorište koje, kad se pogleda odozgo, više liči na znak nego na mesto za život.

          Istina, muvala se tu i jedna crna kuca, ali sam odlučio da je ostavim za neki drugi put — možda onda kada se iz ovog dvorišta bude čula i dečja graja.