“Me on a scooter, a friend riding behind, coasting downhill through Garčići, my hometown, red-roofed houses on either side, mountains at my back, and a moon that rose earlier than expected. Everything essential about me is right there.”
Alimony in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a legal obligation, but in practice, thousands of children wait for years for the funds they are legally entitled to, while the parent obliged to pay fails to fulfill that obligation.
In Sarajevo, the remnants of war are not only remembered, but they are also repurposed, sold, and carried away as souvenirs, raising questions about where memory ends and consumption begins.