Essentials

Artist: Kenan Čilić , Bosnia Herzegovina

Description:

The themes of this competition - What does it mean to stay, leave, or return? Living Without Leaving? - resonate deeply with the artist’s work. Growing up in the Adriatic-Ionian region, where histories of migration and transformation are woven into the cultural fabric, he intimately understands the experience of leaving a smaller town for a bigger place in search of opportunities. This personal journey has profoundly impacted his creative process and is especially evident in his submitted work Essentials, where the narrative of departure and reinvention takes center stage.