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An archive of Roma heritage, the project seeks to interrogate Serbian Authorised Heritage Discourse (AHD), while considering the adaptive reuse of the built heritage of Yugoslavia. It takes a technical interest in three different scales of reuse: superuse, spolia, and supplementation. The project is concerned with addressing different attitudes towards culturally significant sites and structures as a result of forced inhabitation, thus, taking Belgrade’s Roma heritage and population as a focal point.
The site is a fragile reminiscence of the Museum of the Revolution, an ambitious 1940s project left abandoned with the Breakup of Yugoslavia. Only the underground level was cast, consisting of a black box recording political vicissitudes, causes, and effects distilled to this day. It is currently used as a shelter by a disadvantaged ethnic minority, the Roma. The proposal aims to be a call for help for the Romani people, both celebrating their heritage and addressing the forced evictions and widespread discrimination they face.
Investigations into creating architectural elements using surplus material sourced on site.
A short film portraying the everyday lives of two young Romani siblings, highlighting the age group most affected by forced evictions in Belgrade. The narrative is of a hide-and-seek game, filled with motifs of both Roma heritage and childhood.