Britanac zaljubljen u jugoslovenske spomenike: Slika ih samo noću i hvata njihovu neverovatnu lepotu

Foto: Mark O'Neill

Lepota brutalizma i sila jugoslovenskih spomenika, koja opstaje uprkos sveopštem zanemarivnju, privukla je Britanca Marka O'Nila u zemlje nekadašnje države, gde je svojim fotoaparatom ovekovečio ova umetnička dela.

Popina, Jasenovac, Sutjeska, Spomenik revolucije naroda Moslavine i mnogi drugi spomenici našli su se na O'Nilovim fotografijama. Kako je rekao za Telegraf.rs, Srbiju je posetio u januaru 2017. godine.

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The Monument to Courage. A memorial to the soldiers of the Čačak Detachment fallen during world war two. The unit was one of the first to stand up to the Axis aggressors, conducting guerilla operations in the area until the Germans were pushed out of Čačak in December 1944. The monument can be found on the outskirts of the small village of Ostra, near Čačak, Serbia. #ostra #monument #spomenik #spomenikdatabase #serbia #cacak #čačak #titospartisans #winter #snow #ice #urbex #urbanexploration #abandoned #abandonedplaces #urbexbynight #lightpainting #lightpaintingphotography #nightphotography #night #longexposure #longexposures #explorethenight #longexposurephotography #fatalframes #nikon #nikond800 #nikon1424A post shared by Mark O'Neill (@markoneill_nightphotography) on Feb 7, 2020 at 6:30am PST

- Tada je navodno bila najhladnija zima u poslednjih 30 godina. Temperatura nije prešla preko nule za sve vreme naše posete, čime smo dobili neke prelepe, ledene scenografije. Radili smo naporno i dugo, tokom noći, uz mnogo vožnje i neuspelih pokušaja da zaspimo u kolima na -15 stepeni Celzijusa, ali sve u svemu, bilo je mnogo zabavno. Moje iskustvo u Srbiji bilo je vrlo pozitivno, a dobra hrana, ljudi i mnoštvo potencijalnih tema ublažili su oštrinu zime - rekao je Mark O'Nil za naš portal.

Arhitektura brutalizma upoznao je u Bugarskoj, pre skoro 10 godina.

 

 

 

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The Stone Flower of Jasenovac. A huge concrete monument to the victims of the brutal concentration camp which stood on this site. On a warm summer's evening, the mosquitos raise from the adjacent lake by the cloud and genuinely made it difficult to breathe without choking on them. This then became a rather brief adventure which left me itching for weeks. #monument #monuments #jasenovac #croatia #yugoslavia #exyugoslavia #stoneflower #spomenik #spomenikdatabase #concrete #dusk #twilight #nightphotography #night_shots_ #nightscape #nightscapes #night #longexposure #longexposurephotography #longexposures #lightpainting #paintingwithlight #backlight #silhouette #ambientlight #nikon #nikond810 #nikon1424 #fatalframes #architectureA post shared by Mark O'Neill (@markoneill_nightphotography) on Jan 24, 2020 at 3:33am PST

- Našao sam se u blizini Spomenika na Buzludži - jedinstvene i napuštene betonske strukture, fantastičnog oblika i smelog simbolizma. Strah od tog mesta me je vukao i vukao da mu se vraćam. Snažno iskustvo koje sam stekao istraživajući takvo mesto, samo pri svetlosti Meseca i zvezda, a ponekad i munje, pretvorilo se u opsesiju i počeo sam da istražujem i druge delove Balkana. Spomenici koji su dizajnirani i podignuti za vreme Jugoslavije su neverovatna umetnička dela. Svi iza sebe imaju bogatu istoriju i kulturnu vrednost, a mnogi su baš u svom propadanju postali prelepi. Čak i u svom trenutnom stanju oni nameću poštovanje. Oni ponosno stoje unutar balkanskog pejzaža, a njihove forme odgovaraju stilu mojih fotografija, jer ja koristim svetlo da definišem strukture i naglasim teksturu - kaže ovaj fotograf.

 

 

 

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The Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of the Kosmaj Detachment, on a cold January night. With clear skies and temperatures of -17C and below, the conditions were perfect for photographs. The cameras didn't agree - things stopped working and they soon froze over. When the time came to go to bed, it would have been a good idea to have booked a hotel... It wasn't a good time to be going hobo. #spomenik #kosmaj #monjment #monuments #serbia #yugoslavia #VojinStojić #night #nightphotography #night_shots_ #night_shooterz #longexposurephotography #longexposure #stars #fog #snow #winter #concrete #D800 #nikon1424 #nikon #ambientlighting #travel #travelgram #instatravel #travelbynight #archit#architecture #architecturephotographyA post shared by Mark O'Neill (@markoneill_nightphotography) on Aug 26, 2019 at 10:37pm PDT

Za spomenike bivše Jugoslavije saznao je preko fotografija.

- Sećam se da sam video maglovite slike upadljivih betonskih figura na forumima. Potom sam se posvetio temeljnom istraživanju istorije i mapa, kako bih pronašao njihove lokacije i osmislio slike. Na početku to nije bilo lako, ali godinama, kako je tehnologija napredovala, sve više informacija je bivalo dostupno, a mape su postale deteljnije - kaže Mark.

 

 

 

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To commence a week long trend, a storm followed dusk across the sky on my first whole day in Croatia, swallowing up the last of the daylight as quickly as I wolfed down the remains of last night's dodgy pasta thing. I rushed the entire mile along the road from my cosy little house to the monument. It felt silly to drive, but distant memories reminded me there is nowhere to hide from the rain here. I'd had the scene to myself for half an hour or so when I saw those distinctive headlights pull off the main road and the rest of the night became a blur. A few more storms passed, the stars faded and the sun rose before we even saw eachothers' faces for the first time, but by then we were like old friends. A very refreshing night spent with @eyes.above.horizon and @zeldaprozekphotography. #monumenttotherevolution #dušandžamonja #dusandzamonja #monument #monumental #spomenik #spomenikdatabase #night #nightphotography #nightshot #darkness #yugoslavia #croatia #moslavina #podgaric #dawn #longexposure #mountains #forest #concrete #torchlight #handheldlighting #lightpainting #lightpainting #lightpaintingphotography #singleexposure #d810 #storm #lightning #stormchasingA post shared by Mark O'Neill (@markoneill_nightphotography) on Aug 20, 2019 at 2:27pm PDT

Kao fotograf, oduvek je voleo da radi noću, jer ljubav prema astronomiji je njegova pokretačka snaga. Mrak se savršeno uklapa u njegovu estetiku.

- U miru noći univezum može da nam pokaže istiniski neobične stvari, kako na zemlji, tako i na nebu. Relativna tama zahteva dugu ekspoziciju kako bi se uhvatilo dovoljno svetla za fotografiju. Time se dobijaju drugačije slike nego danju. Efekat koji se dobije proticanjem vremena pruža nove elemente fotografiji, a za to vreme dodatni izvor svetlosti može da unese novu iluminaciju. Svaka scena zahteva drugačiji pristup i daje veoma drugačije rezultate. Ovo može biti veoma nepredvidiv i iscrpljujuć oblik umetnosti, zbog čega je zadovoljstvo veće kad su rezultati dobri - kaže Mark.

 

 

 

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Fireball over the Tjentište Spomenik in Bosnia and Hecegovina. Whilst framing up for a moonlit image of the Monument, our eyes became locked on the object as it crashed through the atmosphere, right in front of us. We exchanged superlatives for a few minutes until we felt and heard the deep rumble of a huge, distant explosion shake us. As the shockwave passed over, every cricket in the valley fell silent for a brief moment. In the few seconds we had to watch the meteor, the past became a blur and I had no idea whether my shutter was going to open or close when I pressed the shutter release. I was lucky to capture it on a test shot, at ISO 51200. Image is straight from the camera. #BosniaAndHercegovina #Sutjeska #Tjentište #Spomenik #Meteor #Fireball #LongExposure #SingleExposure #MarkONeill #astroworld #Astro #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Urbanromantix #fatalframes #Wanderlust #Travelgram #Light_junkies #Nikon #D810 #moonlight #nightshot #nightphotography #travel #travelgram #longexposurephotography #architecture #archdaily #toplongexposure @nasapod @nasaA post shared by Mark O'Neill (@markoneill_nightphotography) on Aug 11, 2018 at 4:31am PDT

Njegove fotografije možete pogledati na njegovom Instagram profilu, kao i na sajtu www.markoneill.co.uk

(Dunja Savanović)