Vladimir Zivanovic
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006My Movie
My collage is a story of my family’s life as we have experienced many dramatic events together. The collage is story of how and what happened. To start everything off, the worried face on the left is me. Sweat is pouring down my forehead as I remember everything that happened to me in the past. On the bottom right of the face is a picture of war tanks approaching a burning city, which represents the NATO bombing of Belgrade, Serbia in 1998. My family was still living in Belgrade at this time. Along the bottom right side in the corner is a picture of a green card and a social security card which represent our move to the USA in 1998. Right above is a busy, tired and worried boy, walking and carrying computer accessories which is a symbol of how tough it was for my mom, my brother and me to get accustomed to the American lifestyle. We experienced many hardships with the language, money, not knowing anyone and so on. Right above that is a warning sign that predicts terrorism. The burning flames, the airplane and the Twin Towers, cut out from an American flag represent September 11th, 2001. My mom was in the north building at the time of the attack but luckily she managed to escape and return home safely. In the very middle is a bag with a very symbolic meaning. The writing on it represents me growing up and finally having the right to vote and have a say in what goes on in this world. The bag itself is also another symbol of my family’s move to the USA and finally the red apple sticking out of the bag is New York. Since we moved to America, my family and I have been living in New York and we don’t plan on moving anywhere. Along the right side, and along the picture of the war is a rolling film which stands for all the tragedies that occurred to my family. I feel like everything that is happening is so movie-like and consecutive, just like a premeditated movie that is being shot by a director who guides his actors so that he can achieve the best effect.
