Exhibition
Водата спие, Душманот не спие
Photo: Ivo Velcevski
Bitola, North Macedonia
2026
About the Installation Work
Historical rugs lay the foundation for the sculptural impression of the river Dragor, a significant body of water that runs through the region of Bitola, North Macedonia.
Across the Dragor clothes have been strung out to dry, hanging above both sides of the sculptural river. On the manipulated ‘wet’ clothes and the wall behind the sculpture, a video of de river is projected.
The washline casts a shadow on the wall, symbolizing the similar customs from both the past and present through their shared relationship with water.
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![Installation detail: пиралка, an old tool used for washing textiles commonly used in the Balkans in the 1900's.]()
Installation detail: пиралка, an old tool used for washing textiles commonly used in the Balkans for hundreds of years.
Photo: Ivo Velcevski
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![Installation detail: manipulated 'wet' clothes]()
Installation detail: The manipulated ‘wet’ clothes (and the wall behind the sculpture) act as a screen for the video projection.
Photo: Ivo Velcevski
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![Installation detail: scaled sculptural impression of the river Dragor that runs through the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia.]()
Installation detail: scaled sculptural impression of the river Dragor that runs through the municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia, a body of water with a long running important history for the old city.
Photo: Ivo Velcevski
