States of Mind...... Photo

Photographer’s Note

As Pristine emerges as the new born capital of a new born state there remains confusion over it's right to exist and to be recognised as an independent state - I thought this image reflects the intimacy of this state of affairs - is the new state a reality or simply a state of mind - a position in waiting between Serbian re-claims, UN machinations and the recognition and non-recognition of other nations......where does the future lay.....for Albanians, the Roma, the enclaved Serbs?.....can they build a nation which is vibrant and unified? As TE doesn't recognise Kosovo as an independent nation it must be included under Serbia or not be mentioned at all.........?

Going to Kosovo left me with so many questions.

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sayeed_rahman (2301) 2009-10-25 11:00

oh i love the effect kev..

subtle and subjective..love the conceptualization on the composition..

the political overtones help in interpreting the elements..

cheers brother
sayeed

bantonbuju (48790) 2009-10-26 0:48

a freak photo...

i remember sarolta's works.... here - this weird tilt, unexpected twist of the man's neck, fragment of the bus... this is really a freak state of mind...

i like it...

(i thought about cloning out the car's bit on the RH side but finally - i think it adds that "randomness" feature to this freak photo)

tc, j.

kschanna (6) 2009-10-26 3:31

wasnt the future changed forever? this picture is a story of broken people, sadning and unnecessary pain inflicted upon scores. a necessary photo.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

rigoletto (26662) 2009-10-29 8:17

shattered country, shattered photo.

power comes from unity. they will never learn...

ps: i won't be surprized if one day "the Albanians, the Roma, the enclaved Serbs" ask for independence. later one day, clans will claim independence. then, one fine day, will we see independent individuals asking for international recognition? how shattered can it go?