Destruction of Pocitelj

Dzeko Hodzic, one of the leading Bosnian artists, exhibited his new artworks at the Novi Grad Municipality Gallery in Sarajevo.

The exhibition, titled Destruction of Pocitelj, is dedicated to the town Počitelj in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which suffered heavily during the war in the nineties when it was destroyed by the Croatian army. Pocitelj, a pearl of oriental-Islamic architecture, is known for its numerous religious and other buildings from the Ottoman period.

The artist created his art installations by collecting different materials from burnt and destroyed buildings and integrating them, like a collage, into his works.

Dzeko Hodzic in front of his artwork / © Islamic Arts Magazine, Photo by Kenan Surkovic

Academic Dzeko Hodzic graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Pec in 1970 and finished the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo in 1977. He has been a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1980 and also a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Germany and Sandžak. He won more than 13 awards for his work, including an Award at the Yugoslav competition 'Pivo Karamatijevic; an International Award 'Premio Mandracio' in Opatija; a Grand Prix for drawing at the exhibition 'Annals of Drawings' in Mostar; Commisioning Award of the city of Wasserburg in Germany; Installation award at the Collegium Artisticum Annual Exhibition; Award of the White Nights 2020; Silver Snowflake Award of the Sarajevo Winter Festival; Center for Peace 2021, and many more.

The exhibition opened on June 7 at the Novi Grad Municipality Gallery in Sarajevo and runs through June 20, 2023.