Greetings from Kosovo 1989 (2022–2025)
Single-channel video, (DV Pal 4:3), 13:39 min.
Greetings from Kosovo 1989 deals with archive
footage from the 1989 gathering in Kosovo, made famous by
Slobodan Milošević’s speech. Addressing a crowd of over a
million, he spoke amid rising ethnic tensions in Kosovo and
growing political unrest in Yugoslavia. His mention of
“armed battles” in Serbia’s future has made this speech
infamous, often seen as foreshadowing the Yugoslav Wars.
Reframing and subverting the format of a TV reportage, the
work emphasizes the mass hysteria, madness, and banality of
nationalistic and religious iconography. In light of recent
world events, revisiting this episode—an inseparable part of
the history that profoundly marked the end of the 20th
century—is a crucial gesture, as this history remains very
much alive.
Installation view at ALT Loop, Seoul, 2025
