I am now back in Zagreb. I have about five hours till my train leaves for Vienna and I have just done the ten hour bus ride up from dubrovnik. I don't even know where to begin with this post. So much has happened in the past week.
Croatia is a beautiful place. And the Dalmation coastline rivals Cape town in its beauty. It's not often I will say that!
I was very lucky to have met Tomislav in Zagreb and to have been able to hang out with him and his friend Tomislav #2 (Tomislav is a popular Croatian name as it was the Countries 1st King)
It is quite possible that I will return to Dubrovnik to do an artist residency in the near future....
Highlights of this past week include:
- eating the most fabulous chicken soup with Sonja
- talking about current art, performance and youth issues and trends with sonja
- meeting the opvoempe performance group
- hanging out with Tomislav #1, drinking coffee and visiting the Ron Haviv War photo exhibition. Discussing how the war affected him personally, his views on history, Balkan identities, language and art exhibitions exploring landscapes.
- Hanging out with Tomislav # 2 in his attic study in the modern art gallery. Talking about art, his landscape work, the inspirations behind the work, love and time.
- Being taken on a personal tour through Zlatan Dumanic's exhibition -a living Croatian eccentric art icon who collects and creates an installation living space.
-Playing piano in the National Theatre, The Jazz club Troubador in the Old Town and The Modern Art Gallery!!
- Milke's amazing breakfast spread at the Dubrovnik Backpackers - a highly recommended hostel overlooking Dubrovnik.
1 comment:
So many Tomislavs, so little time...
Looks rad Tals.
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