TIP400: Proposal for a monument for a bakery worker" is a dialogue and a tribute to Bekteşi's father. The work serves as a monument to the working class, questioning national stereotypes. Bekteşi creates a temple for a hero deserving of recognition in his lifetime. However, it avoids entrapment within the confines of its own privacy; instead, it employs a universal language to establish a collective space for visitors, allowing for individual interpretation in alignment with their experiences.
A public monument inherently invites diverse interpretations beyond the author's original intent. Monuments become sites for gathering and interaction, evolving beyond their initial contexts. A monument that once glorified a personality or ideology may now reflect entirely different beliefs. Throughout history, such circumstances have reshaped the aura of monuments, imbuing them with new symbolic forms and prompting fresh meanings and interpretations. Therefore, Bekteşi allows space for his personal "ideology" to adopt new significance with each visitor, who perceives the monument through their own lens.
Sculpture,
In collaboration with: Ruzmir Bekteši
Curator: Bojana Jovanović
Photo-documentation: Luka Milanović
KULA, Cetinjska
Belgrade, Serbia
2023.