Interview 34 Instalacija, ljetni izlog 2007. / Installation, window shop for summer 2007
my opinion, provide a comment of society, because I feel that we are lost. As each day goes by, I am becoming more and more bitter towards society and people. I like to keep my art intimate, instead of sensationalist. Art should speak about something beautiful, while today’s art tries too hard to provide a commentary on society. Voicing your opinion is good, but “It may sound contradictory, but I am against design, against commercialisation that imposes various trends upon us. You either like something or you don’t, and the only trend for me is the floral season” this is too much. Andy Warhol voiced his opinion and he was excellent. The people today are too preoccupied with money, which makes them lost. You used to host and produce a TV show called “Life with Flowers”, in which you tried to show the public how to create various arrangements by themselves with little money and a lot of imagination. What were the reactions to that show and why was it cancelled? There were various topics in the show, from how to put only one flower into a vase to more glamorous things. Reactions were really good, but there were also plenty of criticism in the papers, and I don’t really know how to deal with that properly. Of course, I like to hear some constructive criticism, but the other type of criticism just doesn’t make any sense to me. But people really loved the show and I was constantly approached on the street, by both grannies from the market and intellectuals. I stopped doing the show because I simply didn’t feel like it anymore, and it was taking up too much of my time. Along with flowers, you’re also active in the fields of design, scenography, you work as an art director and photographer for the “Lifestyle” section of one of our weekly national papers. You truly epitomize the interdisciplinary approach that dominates our time. Do you have any other interests? Sometimes I lose track of my criteria and I start working on just about anything, but I choose what I like. Simply put, I go where the water takes me. I don’t really have ambitions to achieve grand things, as I spend most of my time playing around. Every now and then, I even refuse some major offers because I don’t feel like working on something artificial. I like to work on scenography because that is very creative in the sense of interpreting the text. I haven’t really read that much in my life and I am not much of a reader, but when I work on scenography, I really have to be focused while reading the text. That makes me realize the true richness of that text. You must work with your heart and be honest, and that is not easy to do these days. What are your plans for the future? I’ll go where the water takes me. I truly don’t know. Instalacija crteži po lišću, izlog <strong>za</strong> maskenbal 2007. / Installation “Drawings on the Leaves”, window shop for carnival 2007 Instalacija s ružama i papirom, izlog 2007. / Installation with roses and paper, window shop 2007 Kula od karata, instalacija 5, izlog 2007. /A castle made of cards, installation 5, window shop 2007 35