Sarajevo is a laid-back city

They first visited Sarajevo in 2002 while students at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, as part of the Erasmus student exchange program. They fell in love with this city and its people, and two years later decided to move here and start a family.

- We live in the lovely old part of town, and our children, Louis and Lily, have tons of friends, and they see this city as their home.

10m2, Duplex & Gallery 100m2

At first, Claire and Pierre ran a small modern art gallery called 10m2, later renamed Duplex. The project grew to become Gallery 100m2, which closed in December 2017.

- During the years that we were committed to the arts in Sarajevo, we exhibited works by great artists, like Aleksandra Nina Knežević, Lejla Ćehajić, Adnan Jasika.... Pierre ran the gallery and I taught art to young people.

Claire says art lovers should visit Brodac Gallery and Ars Aevi Depot, and one must go to the National Gallery of BiH, the National Museum, Historical Museum of BiH, War Childhood Museum and Despić House.

For Claire, Sarajevo is a laid-back city on the border between East and West, it has a soul and special atmosphere and knows how to enjoy and let a man live freely and have a good life.

- Unlike Paris and world metropolises, here you have time for socializing, life’s little pleasures, a real life. This is a spiritual city that has room for all religions. At the same time, it is much easier to realize goals here, because even strangers will invest special energy to help you.

At the end of the work day, she likes to meditate at Studio Concept, and then go to Žuta Tabija or another place that offers a lovely view of , where she can enjoy the sunset.