August 13 2024

As our societies become more dependent on and integrated with technology, it is important to remember the importance that forests have for the future. This is what Dušica Dražić, artist and independent curator, had in mind when she decided to initiate a twofold project: the reforestation of the karst region of the Pešter Plateau and the shooting of a docu-film which would record this endeavor for posterity.

In the period between 1973 and 1988, a series of Youth Work Actions held during the summer gathered together thousands of youth from all over Yugoslavia to volunteer in the reforestation of the region. The artist’s father, Milutin Dražić, a forest engineer, led the project and oversaw its realization. Through this undertaking, the author intends to replicate her father’s achievement, but also to uncover the deeper significance of the forest as an entity that acquires the nature of a transnational, political, social and cultural collective. This initiative lasts from August 18 to August 25. Follow the volunteers and Dušica on their adventure here -> https://www.dusicadrazic.com/it-rains-differently/