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The American Preserving Memories of Yugoslav WWII MemorialsSrdjan GarcevicAbout a decade ago, Yugoslav WWII monuments were almost forgotten at home but started capturing people’s imagination around the world when Jan Kempenaers, a Belgian photographer, created his ‘Spomeniks’ (‘Memorials’) series, which included images of striking monuments at Kosmaj in Serbia, Podgaric in Croatia and Tjentiste in Bosnia and Herzegovina.His eerie photos of oddly-shaped memorials in dramatic settings attracted the attention of design and travel websites, spreading their popularity around the world.They also reached Donald Niebyl, a biologist from Illinois and an arts and travel enthusiast who had no prior connection to the former Yugoslav region.Read more at: http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/the-american-preserving-memories-of-yugoslav-wwii-memorials-07-19-2018
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