Some walls in Visoko still bear the scars of the war that took place 20 years ago in BiH. On new walls were made portraits of victims of the war.
This was the work of the artist collective HAD from Visoko, which drew portraits of Srebrenica victims in a deserted area of Silos, about which the respected newspaper The Huffington Post wrote.
It is a group of young people who are engaged in street art, and their art of mural is at an enviable level.
“Although it relies on traditional methods of relief and Sgrafitto fresco technique, the topic we are dealing with is going in a completely different direction. Artistic expression, although far away from vandalism, has a dose of rage in itself, the need for hiding and a desire for change,” as said from this collective that is consisted of Muhamed Beslagic, Anel Lepic and Damir Sarac.
Their work is characterized by the fact that the wall gets the role of the canvas, masonry tool gets the role of the brush, and the wall impregnation replaces painting binding material.
Members of HAD said that they are, in terms of this technique, the first in the Balkans, and that the wallcut exhibition that was opened in Visoko Silos is unique in the world.
“These portraits have become even more significant after the news on death of a war criminal Zdravko Tolimir, who was involved in war crimes that occurred in Srebrenica, came from the Hague,” wrote the Huffington Post, adding that after his death appeared numerous reactions among which are the ones that Tolimir was considered as brave and honorable, but that the most important reactions were the faces of passersby.
“People were horrified by what they saw and many of them expressed frustration that such pictures were pushed in their faces,” as said from HAD.
“This is a story that should be told,” wrote Ilhana Babic from Visoko. “They wanted to stop the silence of what happened in the recent past and they carved a realistic picture of Bosnian victims on the 35 meters long wall. Each story is individual, but all of them scream together in silence and remind on those moments in Srebrenica.”
Take a look at how this outstanding piece of art was made in the video.
(Source: Radiosarajevo.ba)
