History, Art, and Transformation
Photographing this exhibition and space was a jewel. The rough textures of metal, the aged surfaces of stone, and the bold colors of Lošić’s works come together to form striking compositions. The natural light that filters into the tower plays across the surfaces, highlighting reflections and transforming the exhibition into a theatrical stage of shadows and brilliance.
“Dubravka Lošić has been exhibiting continuously since the 1980s, captivating audiences with her bold, uncompromising works and, more recently, with her unconventional choices of exhibition spaces: a former oil refinery, an abandoned textile factory, a dilapidated hotel, a desacralised chapel, a defunct bank. Lošić does not compete with these spaces, nor are they mere backdrops for her works. An artist of remarkable sensibility, she respects them, breathes new life into them and creates unique ecosystems. At Bokar Fortress, the works of Dubravka Lošić are nestled within the walls of the untouched 15th-century spaces. (…) On the terrace, in the great cannon hall, in the dungeon, the audience is invited to reflect on freedom, on gentleness amid animosity, and on the ability to bloom, even in the absence of light.”
— Lukra Širok, LIBERTAS BELLS catalogue
The exhibition at Bokar fortress is not simply an art show, it is an encounter between history and the present, between the permanence of architecture and the impermanence of material.
