September 23rd, a day when nothing out of the ordinary happened

2019

It’s the last day of Indian summer. On that day two people spent their time resting in a small village near the sea. It seems like they know each other very well. As a matter of fact, they’re used to each other – they recognise and understand each other. They’re devoted to one another. One understands the emotion behind another’s frown and the other knows which of the questions doesn’t require an immediate answer. They love each other but they’re annoyed with another’s barely noticeable habits. The memory of September 23rd is the common one and at the same time individual.

Who is the narrator? The story is inhabited with two consciousnesses. Both give us an intimate view of a time frame the traces of which remained in objects, photographs and drawings made or found that day. Both voices are transparent, but never enough. Convinced in the accuracy of their memory, both search for the evidence in what is palpable and lasting.

Commissioned by Gallery Greta, Zagreb. Exhibited at Gallery Greta, Zagreb and Whitechapel Gallery, London.