MY PRISONER
My Prisoner, Film still
For the duration of the war 1992-95, I served in the Bosnian army that was defending the besieged city of Sarajevo. At the same time my father was in a Bosnian army prisoner of war camp. In My Prisoner I explore the archival footage of our only meeting during the war. The footage is simultaneously propaganda, historical document, and record of my personal experience. It is impossible to say where one stops and the other begins.
From IGNITION exhibition announcement:
“With reference to the Bosnian War of the 1990s video installation My Prisoner is a haunting exploration of memory. Combining elements of autobiography and documentary, Velibor’s profoundly philosophical project grapples with memory’s malleability, raising the questions about how we remember the past and if we can know what is real?”
Exhibited / Screened: Les Rencontres Internationales, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France, 2016 / Les Rencontres Internationales, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany, 2016 / Matrabox, Concordia University, Montreal, 2015 / Galerie Les Territoires, Montreal, 2015 / Leonard & Bina Ellen gallery, Montreal, 2012
Installation view, Leonard and Bina Ellen gallery
My Prisoner, Film still
My Prisoner, Film still