Monument to Zoran Djindjic
The monument with the sound installation “Arrow” dedicated to the politician and philosopher Zoran Djindjić is more than an artistic homage to one man – it grows into a “space of memory” (“Lieux de memoire”) which carries our collective memory not only of the person but also of the work of Zoran Djindjić, primarily of spoken and written words which, as our collective trauma shows, no one was there to hear. The offered sculptural-dramaturgical solution wants to generate a “space of memory” through a sculptural and sound installation that visually and mentally evokes an active conversation with the observer. In addition to the sound installation that requires the observer / listener to actively participate in order to understand the spoken words and meaning, there is a physical form of sculpture derived from the most common and modern visual symbol: an arrow, which directs movement and thought as an indicator of physical and mental coping in the environment. The arrow was interrupted, broken, representing the symbolism of Zoran Djindjic’s life that ended prematurely. The very symbolism of the arrow is both clear and ambiguous. The arrow is a universal symbol for direction, the head of the arrow is recognized as a symbol of penetration – light, death, love or knowledge, it is associated with symbols of the sun and sharp stings, while a broken, twisted arrow clearly evokes the trauma that hinders this arrow (thought, direction) only for a moment, but never stops it. Even when the arrow is so damaged, and so permanently and irreversibly interrupted, it still aims upwards, it flies unstoppably into the heights.