1 Red Cube
wood, paper, metal, paint
2009
1 Red Cube Performance, 2009, 03:27.
Life in the UK Exam, 2009, Kingston University
This performance explored themes of identity and belonging. I moved from Serbia to the UK at the age of seven and, unknowingly, lived as an undocumented immigrant with my mother for five years. Following a Home Office amnesty, we were granted permanent leave to remain, creating a sense of finally belonging.
Years later, despite having spent most of my life in the UK, I was required to apply for British citizenship and pass the Life in the UK test. The process was complex and emotionally challenging, prompting me to respond through performance.
I staged a mock Life in the UK test within a classroom setting, replicating the conditions I had experienced. Test papers were printed, and participants were invited to sit the exam at a scheduled time under strict test conditions.
Afterwards, I marked the tests: those who passed received a certificate and were allowed to enter a separate “celebration” room, while those who failed were excluded.
Clay Balls,
2014:17.08,
pARTY, 2008, 4:12.
6,627 Worms of Clay
clay, wood, metal
2007
Sculptural, Visual and Audio Collaborative Performance, 2020, 00:13
This work creates an alternative virtual space using camera, sound, light, and movement, inviting participants to shift from viewers into performers. A handmade telescope attached to the camera turns the screen into a tunnel-like portal, activated through light and rhythm.
At its core, the piece is an artist–artist collaboration focused on making performative work together. Participants co-create the experience in real time, blurring authorship and turning the process into a shared, collective act.
This approach directly informed an initiative in which 60 teachers and over 1,700 children took part in a Sculptural, Visual, and Audio Collaborative Online Global Arts Day Performance, bringing the same principles of co-creation, performativity, and collective authorship into a large-scale educational context.