The day of the butterflies A long time ago, I was lying on a rock, watching a stream flow through a tiny canyon. It was a chilly-windy-rainy-sunny day, but this was a moment of perfect warmth and light. I was, literally, sunning myself on the … Continue readingThe Mysteries and Perils of Being a Flowering Tree
Once upon a time there was a man, let’s call him Dejan, who went to his local supermarket to buy something, something quite ordinary. It could have been bread and milk, or tuna and cucumbers. As he was filling up his trolley and walking down … Continue readingThe Man in the Supermarket
The circus you read about as a child The one full of laughing, lovable characters, their biggest crime a little ‘untidiness,’ their caravans so colourful, their lives so pleasantly (not threateningly) exciting. The questions you ask yourself Where do they go to the toilet? How … Continue readingTravels with the Serbian Circus
Chapter 1: Of Streets, Statues and the Notion of Work What is a human statue? A human statue is an anachronistic presence, an unlawful occupation of time and space. An imitator of a statue or sculpture, a shadow with its own life. The statue is … Continue readingPermission to Work on the Street
A wedding ritual I don’t often get to see the actual ritual of a wedding, in its entirety. One of the rare times that I did, I watched it in a rage, and towards the end I started to feel desperate for escape, almost like … Continue readingRituals and the Performance of Being