Lost Homes
The development of two square miles of land in the centre of Belgrade by the Sava River for The Belgrade Waterfront of luxury apartments, offices & shops.
Many lost their homes overnight in the name of 'gentrification'.

Home is where we feel safe & secure, when it is taken away & destroyed, the aftermath, clearing, communities & lives are distroyed with deep emotional lasting effect.
"Home is where the heart is"
Pliny the Elder (born Gaius Plinius Secundus, AD 23–79)
Senka comes to Savamala daily to sit where her home of 40 yrs used to be.
Remains of the day
Clearing of 2sqm
The bulldozing of 2sqm of Savamala
The last remaining house on Savamala. Ivan was the only one of approximately 234 residents who refused the governments offer to be rehoused.
Engineer by trade
Water
When the government cut off his water, he tapped into the municipal water & fashioned his own water supply
Surrounding Ivans garden
Ivan's garden is surrounded by cleared land & development
Beekeeper
Bees live in the roof of Ivan's house
Moved on
The tower blocks the other side of Belgrade where many Savamala residents were moved to.
Awaiting demolition
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Dorothea Lange