This series of in situ interventions was carried out in the streets of central Paris throughout 1993. The phrases are taken from letters from the habitants of the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. The aim is to invest public space with another language (neither media nor advertising), an intimate and personal one, that of epistolary address at a time when events in the former Yugoslavia were beginning to be perceived but little understood in France. Distance from the conflict as well as a traditional relation to Serbia have been some of the reasons of the country’s blindness to the war responsables. Carried out during the most painful moments of the siege, this intervention was intended to raise awareness and alert people to the situation.
The sentences have been reproduced from the book Lettres de Sarajevo, published by Liana Levy.
A work realized in common with Daphna Blancherie.
Few sentences
The sentences are printed on a 12 cm wide paper strip and measure between 2 and 6 m depending on the size of the sentence.
Sarajevo, 29 November 1992. This horror never ends. Mom.
Sarajevo, July 30, 1993. Since your last letter, everything has continued in the same way. Every day is so similar that I don’t even know what day it is anymore. Your Lada.
Sarajevo, October 1993. Your dad Zoran, your grandpa Nijaz, your mom Emira, and your brother Oran send you their love.
