Christian Lacroix, 1991

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Sakuran [さくらん], (2006)
dir. Mika Ninagawa

Споменик Космајском партизанском одреду
The Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of Kosmaj
Mount Kosmaj, Serbia
Designed by Vojin Stojić and Gradimir Medaković, 1971
Ph. Jovana Mladenović

Scattered across the landscapes of the former Yugoslavia, monumental sculptures rise in silence. They are remnants of a vision that once unified a region through art and remembrance. Designed by modernist architects in the mid-20th century, these striking brutalist structures were commissioned to honor the sacrifices of those who perished in World War II. More than memorials, they embodied a futuristic aesthetic, symbolizing strength, unity, and a forward-looking optimism.
Serbian photographer Jovana Mladenović revives these forgotten relics in her series Monumental Fear, capturing their haunting beauty and enduring presence. “The idea is that it is the story inside the monument, representing all of those dead soldiers,” she explains. “A lot of people died in the war, but there are no records.”
Among her most striking works, ballerina Milena Ogrizović, draped in red beside the Monument to the Fallen Soldiers of Kosmaj, forms a chapter Mladenović calls “The Star.” The juxtaposition of movement and monumentality embodies both fragility and defiance.

Ph. Iana Tokarchuk

Anne Sexton, The Complete Poems
Song for a red nightgown

red. 🥀

red. 🥀
John Galliano

red. 🥀