This diptych of sound sculptures draws on personal memories and the natural soundscape of Prolom Banja, a place in southern Serbia that holds deep significance for me. The work is rooted in sensory memory – shaped by the sounds of nature, the scent of moss, and the contours of the mountain river.

Each sculpture invites you into a multisensory experience, engaging not just the ear but also the sense of smell and sight. At the heart of the piece is an invitation to listen differently, to consider how deeply sound is tied to place, memory, and our evolving relationship with the world around us.

Using small piezo speakers, and stepper motors, the sculptures subtly recreate elements of the local environment, from cricket-like chirps to the hypnotic rhythm of rolling pebbles in a mountain stream. These programmed sonic gestures mirror the layered patterns found in water, wind, and insects – fragments of a landscape already shaped by human presence.

The diptych challenges the traditional separation between the natural world and human culture, suggesting instead a continuous and entangled relationship. It raises the question: how is our perception of “nature” shifting in the age of the Anthropocene.

As hybrid objects, the sculptures blur the boundary between the organic and the technological, reminding us that even the most advanced systems developed by humans still depend on natural resources. They create space for reflection on our connection to nature, memory, and coexistence.

Sound of Memory is ultimately an intimate meditation on childhood, nostalgia, and the persistence of place. Through repetitive, mantra-like sonic loops, it captures fleeting moments and holds them in resonance – echoes of a world remembered, reimagined, and replayed.

Exhibitions:

2025 Verlockung Weltall
Auswandern auf Mond, Mars, Venus?
Deutsches Auswandererhaus, Bremerhaven, DE

2019 2nd MAiR
Galerie Herold Bremen, DE

2018 IX Grafička kolonija mladih
Dom kulture Studentski grad Belgrade, RS