andy townend captures the life and soul of belgrade, serbia
I've been away this last week. I swapped belgradestreets for the streets of Algiers. I learned a lot in a short time. Once I thought I knew my place in the world. The more I travel, the more I experience, the less certain I am of my place. And the more certain I become that … Continue reading Луке Вукаловића
Closed. Locked. So many doors, hiding so many secrets. A lifetime could be spent opening doors on belgradestreets. Will you turn the key?
A gritty cobbled street through the heart of belgradestreets. Real people live, work and pass along this street. Walking this street from home, to school, to work. Holding hands, sharing dreams. Anything can be found in the shops that line this street. All you need is hope and a dream. "Now the cards I've drawn's … Continue reading балканска
My knowledge of the Serbian language is poor. For that, after two years, I apologise. So, I may be making a logical blunder here in linking this street in the way I am. I've not quite got my head around the need to change the tense of nouns. Anyway. Gavrilo Princip earned his place in … Continue reading “may peace prevail on earth”
Details make belgradestreets. Hidden courtyards. Hidden lives. Striated stone. Crosses. Chipping away. Trees encased in iron. Grids. Always grids. Swirling art deco piping. No parking. No access. No questions. Fencing. What comes next on belgradestreets?
Grids, lines, patterns, symbolism. Symmetry. Asymmetry. Lone man steps out. Open bins. Closed shutters. Circular balconies. Private boxes for the Kalemegdan show? Sorrowful eyes behind mosaic bars. Windows to the soul. Dvojka, chariot of the gods. These are belgradestreets.
There are shiny, bright modern shopping malls on belgradestreets. Ušće and Delta City to name but two. And then there are more intriguing malls, from a time that seems forgotten to many. Bold concrete and metal. Curves, gates, stairways, a lost world just behind Terazije. Locked gates, broken windows. Hand made goods, street food, shoe … Continue reading shopping mall
Bohemians and writers lived here. Their spirit lives on. Restaurants now dominate the street. Today, a cold day in mid winter, few came out to play. The street is alive with the past. Alive with the hopes of the future. Poets, writers, politicians, lovers. Where are you now? Will you come back to belgradestreets?
Sacred and profane. God and Mammon. New and old. Hope and despair. Which way will this city and its people choose?
I'm a man in search of inspiration. Looking for a way to keep belgradestreets fresh, alive. One way is to spread further afield, I have barely scratched the surface of Novi Beograd and countless other communities that make up this captivating city? Another would be to search for a more thematic approach, I'm toying with … Continue reading тиршова
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