“In the summer of 2014 I was searching for the spring of the Cetina River in the southern part of Croatia, near the Dinara Mountain and the Bosnian border. I arrived to a small village where the beautiful Cetina River runs. On the top of a hill there was an Orthodox Christian church overlooking the Cetina Spring. Next to the church I spotted a bell tower and inside a long chain swaying in the wind. While recording video I heard a distant flute rolling over the hill. The sound was beautiful and eerie, reminding me of Yugoslavia and its end. I wanted to record that sound but could not locate the musician. I came back to the village several times and finally met the flute player. His music became the main component for the soundtrack of South Slavic Requiem.

Now, twenty years later since the end of the bloody war, I reflect upon the days when we lived in peace. Hate and greed continue on this planet and new conflicts are upon us. War can happen anywhere, it can happen to you and your neighbor. The sound of the flute is a cry for human kind to work together on solving current conflicts.”