A series of street art and urban interventions featuring simple geometric forms, created with black facade paint. The project Black Era was developed during my forced emigration to Montenegro in 2022–2023, this project explores the feelings of losing one’s home and searching for a new sense of self. It reflects on the anxieties and fears that surround a person from all sides the moment they leave behind familiar places and step into an unknown future. All street works are executed on abandoned buildings, blending organically into their surroundings — enhancing the existing context while avoiding potential points of conflict with local communities.
This project is all about the feeling of an imminent global catastrophe. Over time, this feeling shifts, making it seem as if the catastrophe has already happened, yet we either fail to notice it or deliberately refuse to. There is a sense that the horror still lies ahead, when in reality, it is already present, unfolding in the now rather than in the future. We have spent so long anticipating disaster that we did not even realise when it finally arrived. Anxiety, fear of the unknown, the search for identity, and the urge to escape — this project encapsulates all of these.
The choice of black color for the entire series is deliberate. It is not only associated with negative emotions but also serves as an antithesis to the brightness of Montenegro — a country that, despite its name literally meaning «Black mountain» is in fact a place of vivid colours and striking natural beauty. Amidst this lush greenery and the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea, I felt compelled to create something entirely opposite — something stark and restrained. Through this contrast, I sought new ways to convey my thoughts and emotions, to explore fresh forms of dialogue with the viewer.
The exhibition BLACK ERA consists of photographic documentation of the street works, printed on mesh banners typically used to cover construction sites; photographs of objects that have become — or could have become —surfaces for the paintings; photo postcards depicting Montenegro, the country where the project was created; and drone footage offering a closer look at some of the locations where these works were made.
This project helped me navigate a difficult and unsettling period, keeping my mind and hands engaged in something meaningful and inspiring. It is, in many ways, one of my
8-23th march 2025
All Rights Reversed Gallery, Brunnenstrasse 9, Berlin 10119.
