Spomenik #18 (Kadinijača), 2009 photograph by Jan Kempenaers
I found this image while stumbling around on the internet sometime in 2009 or 2010. I remember saving the image to my computer because I had never seen anything quite like it. The first thing that stands out to me is the smaller, intricate blocks that really compliment the triangular cuts. I'm not sure why, but the dirt that has collected on the monument is what seems to make the monument something more than one of the thousand "Spomenik(s)" that were commissioned by the Yugoslavian Communist government as memorials for those who died in the Second World War. Apparently the monuments have been forgotten and remain largely isolated and scattered throughout Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Croatia. Yet, the historical significance of the piece doesn't effect the "raw feel" I have when seeing it. I'm not sure if the section where the grass is missing was intentional or not but it may be my favorite part. I chose this image because I can offer no reason or criteria as to why I like it, I'm not really big on visual art in the first place. It has no memory or emotional value attached to it for me, yet I can't help but say that it is the image that exemplifies Weitz's view of art as an "open concept".
Hello, do you have any coordinates of this beauriful place?
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