authors of the exhibition
The exhibition consists of 34 original photographs, taken by four photographers in various places in Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia. The photographers did not know each other, yet managed to create a universal story with their photographs and unite the painful memories of an ordinary person and their suffering.
Arbnora Memeti
Atdhe Mulla
Blagoja Borislav Pešić
Nake Batev
Arbnora Memeti
I’ve been a part of more than ten collective exhibitions: Matka’s Beauties in Skopje, Stories from the Old Bazar in Skopje, Man in the Focus – Kosovo. Power of Balkan girls in Germany, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Over these past three years, I have covered different terrains, among those were the refugee crisis in the Greek-Turkish border, the strong Earthquake in Durrës, Albania, reported the Corona Virus crisis from various clinics and people’s homes.
During my career I won two prestigious prizes, such as:
Jean Monnet Award, for the best reporter photography 2020 Nikola Mladenov Award, for the best reporter photography 2020.
Atdhe Mulla
Atdhe Mulla is a photographer based in Prishtina, Kosovo, he is a photo editor of Kosovo 2.0.
His work focuses on ever-changing landscape of Kosovo after the 1999 war in Kosovo.
His work was a part of collective exhibitions in Prague, Bratislava, and Prishtina, as well was published in numerous magazines and art publications such as “Ojo de Pez” a Documentary Photography magazine based in Madrid and “Revolver Revue” a quarterly printed magazine which focuses on contemporary artists working in Czech Republic.
He is a graduate of still photography department at Film and Tv School of the Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) in Prague.
Blagoja Borislav Pešić
Where he comes from and where he goes…
Born in April 1973 on the Belgrade asphalt, which even today he is still persistently tramping on.
He started as a graphic artist, grew up as a designer and matured as a photographer. At some point, he combined all these three foundations into one that he works on today. Whatever it is called. He tends to call it “love”… because you don’t choose it, it chooses you. Later, he expanded his knowledge in a private school of photography and closely worked on himself. And he doesn’t intend to stop.
He has made ten solo photo exhibitions, only in Belgrade for now, but also planning its expansion beyond the borders. However, he has crossed the border in 2021 and made the eleventh solo exhibition in Pula (Croatia) … looking for new borders.
Borislav created countless designs, big and small. He cooperated with large companies, but he always preferred small ones. He has long been aware that less is more, so he tends to always behave that way. Or at least he keeps trying. He travels and looks forward to new people who walk into his life. He likes big trips to small towns. He tries to be open towards the diversity because he thinks that is the beauty of all of us who are together in this short moment on the planet.
He likes people, he likes to drink beer, and he likes smiles. He has friends. Now, he also has a book (photography monographs “Long Play Book”), and is working on the next one … he loves life. (www.blagoja.com)
Nake Batev
Born 31.07.1983, Strumica, The Republic of North Macedonia BA in Fine Art Photography from the National Academy for Theatre and Film “Krsto Sarafov” in Bulgaria. Has worked on several projects featuring both fine art and documentary photography. His work has been featured in exhibitions, winning award for his photographs, notably for the coverage of the refugee crisis on the Greek-Macedonian border. Currently a photo editor at the daily newspaper Vecer, where his work is displayed every day, as well as on other portals and magazines, both local and international. Has many published covers and editorials and experience working with photo agencies such as European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), Reuters and Agence France-Presse (AFP).