Form and Abandon (2018)

Form and Abandon is a set within an other-worldly architectural complex, where a group of impassive characters enact a series of enigmatic rituals. It can be seen as a universal myth, stripped to its core elements as well as the psychological interplay of known archetypes.

Apathetic acting implies that the actors represent principles instead of personalities.

While the processes and symbols presented are partly rooted in the Serbian mythology and tradition, each of the personas play archetypal roles that chart universal cycles of progression, regression, fusion and rupture.

At once futuristic and archaic, the video stages fundamental interactions between visual elements to demonstrate essential principles that transcend time and space.

Form and Abandon was filmed at Kadinjaca, Serbia, a monumental complex erected by the socialist Yugoslav government in memoriam to fallen defenders of the region from incoming Wehrmacht troops. However, this video transcends this specific narrative and refers to repetitive cycles of life which, by its nature, involve destruction. Death is an evolutionary stage of existence, as viewed by the co-creators of the project Pavle Jovovic and Anuk Miladinovic.

Form and Abandon is the result of young German and Serbian artists (cast and crew) working together.