{"id":32137,"date":"2026-09-07T11:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/queer-art-showcase-eight-stories-by-regional-artists-taking-shape\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:04:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T12:04:47","slug":"queer-art-showcase-eight-stories-by-regional-artists-taking-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/en\/queer-art-showcase-eight-stories-by-regional-artists-taking-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer Art Showcase: Eight Stories by Regional Artists Taking Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 3 September, Hartefakt House hosted the regional <\/span><b><i>Queer Art Showcase<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where eight artists from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia presented work-in-progress projects they had been developing over the previous six months as part of the <\/span><b><i>Queer Art Academy<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Throughout the programme, they worked on their ideas with the support of mentors <\/span><b>Stevan Mari\u0107<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, film editor; <\/span><b>Zorana \u0110akovi\u0107 Miniti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, programme editor at the Belgrade Cultural Centre; <\/span><b>Mojca Jug<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, programme editor at the Mladi Levi Festival in Ljubljana; <\/span><b>Zvonimir Dobrovi\u0107<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, founder of Queer Zagreb Festival; and theatre director <\/span><b>Patrik Lazi\u0107<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The showcase offered an opportunity to share these works with audiences from across the region and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the projects draw on personal experiences, placing them within a broader context that can resonate with others and, in turn, inspire them. <\/span><b><i>Fragments of our Lives<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>Erik Srebrov from Skopje <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses collage, photography and stop-motion animation to capture small but meaningful details of queer life. Starting from individual fragments, the work opens up questions about how the experiences of a community can be documented and preserved.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32072\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-3-4-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-3-4-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-3-4-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-3-4-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-3-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32068\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-3-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-3-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-3-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-3-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-3-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32064\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/16-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Pavle Hrn\u010di\u0107 from Novi Sad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also explores the documentation and archiving of queer life and personal experience in his documentary <\/span><b><i>I have something to tell you<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At its centre is his relationship with his grandfather, whom he decides to come out to. Archival VHS footage is interwoven with contemporary material, connecting experiences of growing up across different periods with the present, in which Pavle documents both the process of making the decision and the moment of coming out itself.<\/span><br\/><br\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Pavle approaches the past through images, <\/span><b>Natalija Enkarna<\/b> <b>from Banja Luka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explores it through text. In <\/span><b><i>I Live Here Too<\/i><\/b><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she is developing a digital collection of stories and poems about previously undocumented queer and trans experiences, language, stories and places. Over time, the collection becomes both an archive and a living body of work that continues to grow and change. <\/span><b><i>The Chosen Archive<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>Ilja Simin from Novi Sad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a magazine project documenting contemporary queer art in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32076\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18-3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/18-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32080\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Nikola Kalajd\u017ei\u0107 from Novi Sad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is developing the poetry performance <\/span><b><i>A Little Place Under the Stars<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, based on readings of his own poetry and works by other authors, while also inviting participants to create, open up, share and connect their inner worlds. The experiences and positions of marginalised groups and individuals are an important part of this process. In his project <\/span><b><i>A Printer\u2019s Music<\/i><\/b><b>, Uro\u0161 \u0110orovi\u0107 from Pan\u010devo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explores how seemingly ordinary objects we use every day, such as office supplies, can become sources of inspiration and tools for artistic creation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32086\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32092\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-4-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-4-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-4-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-4-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32084\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Muhamed-Adem Merd\u017eani\u0107 from Sarajevo\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s performance <\/span><b><i>Svemajkino\/Mother\u2019s<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pays tribute to his relationship with his mother, exploring intimacy alongside tradition, rituals and heritage in relation to queer existence and identity. In his play <\/span><b><i>Stains<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Arman Fati\u0107 from Sarajevo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explores trans identity, distance, self-preservation and the creation of a safe space. Actresses Dragana Varagi\u0107 and Aleksandra Arizanovi\u0107 presented part of the story through a reading of the text.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32096\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/13-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32098\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/14-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32104\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-2-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32108\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-2-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different in form, the projects were presented while still finding their final shape, giving local, regional and international cultural practitioners an opportunity to encounter the work, while also creating space for the artists to connect and exchange experiences with people whose knowledge and expertise can help them bring out the best in their projects. Following the presentations, the audience had a chance to meet the artists more closely during a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">speed dating <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">session. The day concluded with a performance <\/span><b>Po\u0161a,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> produced with support from the <\/span><b>Culture for Democracy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project and included this year in the official programme of Belgrade Pride Week.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32112\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-3-3-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-3-3-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-3-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-3-3-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-3-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32116\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-3-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-3-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-3-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-3-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-3-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32124\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32121\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-2-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32120\" src=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/heartefact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo: Jakov Simovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project Queer Art Academy \u2013 Building Safe Artistic Futures in the Western Balkans, implemented by Heartefact, is supported through the programme Working Safe: Socio-economic Inclusion of the LGBTQI+ Community in the Western Balkans and T\u00fcrkiye, implemented by ERA \u2013 LGBTI Equal Rights Association for the Western Balkans and T\u00fcrkiye, in partnership with Queer Montenegro, Tuzla Open Center (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Open Mind Spectrum Albania, Center for Social Group Development (Kosovo), Coalition Margins (North Macedonia), Iza\u0111i (Serbia), and Kaos GL (T\u00fcrkiye). 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