During 2024, I created 402 collages, half of which increased the volume of Bianco/Nero to (symbolic) 1001 chapters – 5 years of obsessing over this extensive B&W fantasy were given a sort of a closure on October 5 when my 5th solo exhibition was opened. And fifth collaboration with German composer and filmmaker Martin Gerigk resulted in the third film of The Trilogy of Demi-Entities that is largely based on my artwork. (Recently, it was awarded Best Experimental Animation at the Psychedelic Film and Music festival in New York.)
Melancholia (Non) Grata was also continued, encompassing 94 ‘squares’ at the moment, with 3 more pieces thickening the darkness of Les Fleurs du Mal, another 12 defiant flowers blooming in the Color Dolor zone, and 8 lost ghosts joining Phantasmagoria of the Spirit. The circumstantial despondency was partially absorbed into the seven ‘stanzas’ of Beyond Negative, whereas the brand new Alphabetum Arcanum series was brought forth as a response to the haunting debut album Lingua Arcana from my dear friend Jelena Perišić, creating under the moniker of Kemmer. Blue clashed with Orange through The Intoxicating Perseverance of Dusk, and in-between, the poster for Martin Del Carpio’s short VUK: Murder in a Blue World won another accolade, and several collages were digitally displayed in Paris (Artexpo, Galerie Agnes Nord), Zug (Thomson Gallery), Berlin (Nicoletta Gallery) and Dubai (Andakulova Gallery), thanks to the Artboxy curators. Dietro la Tenda (Behind the Curtain) was included in the Trois Points Magazine winter issues themed Monochrome, and a few certificates (finalist, honorable mention, top artist in the category) were issued by the Circle Foundation for the Arts.
Unfortunately, my search for a sustainable job didn’t end, and probably never will, with my hope and self-confidence both reclined on their death bed, and my fears stronger than ever...
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