(Belgrade, 25.06.2025-28.06.2025) Long before "The Brutalist" came to theaters and won numerous awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Film in 2025, I was interested in Brutalism as an architectural style. While in Sarajevo it was the lost places that captivated me, here in Belgrade it is the Brutalist buildings that fascinate me. Even if Brutalism has a negative connotation, I would like to dispel a common prejudice. Brutalism goes back to "béton brut," French for raw concrete or exposed concrete, used by star architect Le Corbusier, who founded Brutalism. His works are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the buildings in Belgrade are in no way inferior. Nevertheless, I fear that sooner or later they will give way to new urban development projects, such as the prestigious Belgrade Waterfront, which was developed by the Serbian government in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates. Everything is still new, shiny, and comfortable, and Belgrade's upper middle class, including many expats, are happy to invest in supposed concrete gold, while at the same time the real concrete buildings are falling into disrepair, which is totally unnecessary. But they're popular as backdrops for music videos. Do you recognize my photo motifs in the video "Netzwerk" by the Austrian group Klangkarussell?
https://youtu.be/T63MfO3BnrQ?si=E8xqQKZkBhj5MCWj
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