I drew this series in October, during a two month stay in Belgrade with my grandmother. To me, this city is everything. It embodies my childhood, my adolescence and most importantly, my family. I used to visit Belgrade every summer as a kid, but now my visits have become more sporadic and (usually) shorter. Fortunately this has given me one beautiful opportunity: to visit the city in different seasons.
Throughout my life, I always saw Belgrade as an oasis - it was my summer paradise away from home and homework and school and parents and my life in general. I lived an alternate reality- like summer camp, but better. There was always more freedom in Belgrade. Now that I’m older, the city seems to morph and shape itself to my mood. I love the city and hate it all at once. I want to soak in its grime and pollution, but also scrub it clean. I want to embrace all its noises and sounds, but also shut it up every now and then. I still love it, and now, somehow, even though I am there less, it feels like it is finally mine.
This is how I see Belgrade.