Ég gef þér Ísland Screen Print
The brief was to design wrapping paper. Mine ended up being a trip to Iceland (I clearly wasn’t over my own). Actually, not sure if it was a gift for someone else or a rerun for myself. Either way, it felt right.
The workshop was called The Art of Wrapping Paper, hosted by the Graphic Art Colony of Youth in Belgrade. We did most of the printing in the gallery: big windows, great daylight. Bojana was a dream. Supportive, calm... The whole thing had a very nice vibe. The prints were later shown at U10 as part of an exhibition called Žao mi da otvorim (I Feel Bad Opening It), with proceeds going to the Zvečanska home for children without parental care.
I decided to do the raster by hand (either as meditation or symptom, unclear). I could’ve picked better colors too, but honestly, I could’ve done a lot of things differently. I only properly understood how silkscreen actually worked halfway through the process.
Still, Stefan said he framed mine. I haven’t seen it, but I choose to believe him.
Art of Wrapping Paper, Graphic Art Colony of Youth Belgrade, 2014
Project by: Bojana Petković
Workshop leaders: Marija Grahovac, Isidora Nikolić, Mane Radmanović
Participants: Valentina Brković, Lidija Delić, Marija Grahovac, Davor Goromilović, Dragan Đorđević, Maja Josifović, Marija Knežević, Milica Kolarić, Tijana Knežević, Željko Lončar, Nino Maljević, Bratislav Milenković, Isidora Nikolić, Mina Piščević, Mane Radmanović, Duško Ruljević, Marija Simić Sarajčić, Stefan Starčević, Nina Živković
Photos: Milan Kralj
