I drove 10000km through the Balkans looking for Spomeniks. In the language of the former Yugoslavia this word means monument, or memorial. They commemorate the Second World War and were mainly built in the 1960s/70s during Tito’s regime, who furthermore, inaugurated a certain number of them himself.
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When the war broke out, Kurt Hielscher got stuck. He stayed in Spain during the whole war and decided to travel around and made a lot of photos that turned into his book with 304 photos, published in 1922.
Former luxury hotels in Croatia - near Dubrovnik and Kupari are still in a bad shape. Abandoned hotels that did not survive the war of Yugoslavia.
Following a dark journey of discovery through the former lands of Yugoslavia, Spomeniki presents a visionary series of monuments with unique shape, form, and texture.
Following a dark journey of discovery through the former lands of Yugoslavia, Spomeniki presents a visionary series of monuments with unique shape, form, and texture.
It's amazing how places often seem to retain a certain mood or character long after they've been deserted. This is most likely what draws urban explorers to such location, be it an eerie crumbling hospital or a forgotten ghost town.