ONLY THE CHIMNEY STAYS (Samo Dimnjak Ostaje)
Installation by Zlatko Cosic

Fifteen years after the war ended, I felt it was time to address the past. As the result of the war, I lost my Yugoslavian identity and refused to follow others in choosing national and religious affiliations, which were only worsening the conflict. The neutral position I chose partially inspired my present work, including Only The Chimney Stays. The fragmentation of the visuals and sounds are reflections of the displacement of people, experiences and the way we processes memories. The poetic narrative is the recollection of my personal experience and the effects of not belonging here or there. Mixed with uneasy memories is a simple beauty, which moves me forward to fully enjoy my life but still be aware of the issues that surround us.

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Only The Chimney Stays (5 min. 30 sec.) 
   [wmv]  ::  [flash]  ::  [QT]  ::  [pdf] ex-YU language
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:: video/sound fx/editing by Zlatko Cosic
:: photography by Rachel Cosic, Zlatko Cosic and Ivo Cosic
:: song "Equinox" by John Consiglio (John Consiglio: guitars, radio, FX, etc. and Charlie Dent: percussion loops)
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EXHIBITIONS

:: Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, May 14-15, 2010
:: MFA Satellite Show, Lemp Brewery, St. Louis, May 21, 2011
:: Atelje 26, Students' City Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia, June 22-24, 2011
:: Banja Luka College, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 24, 2011
:: Kemper Art Museum and Steinberg Auditorium, Washington University, St. Louis, presentation of video installations with discussion about the book The Cellist of Sarajevo and photos by Gilles Peress, October 13 and 14, 2011