Sarajevo knows how to value art

Suzanne came to Sarajevo right after the war, when the city was very quiet.

- It was very emotional taking in the post-war atmosphere, but I realized rather quickly that this is a cultivated city, with a strong cultural scene.

Now, as an ULUBiH member, she has special memories of her first works done here, and exhibits held at Collegium Artisticum and Roman Petrović.

- When I first came, I was always painting: on the street, in Vijećnica, which was crumbling at times, but it was dignified and lovely. People told me to wear a helmet, but they kept watching me work. This city truly knows how to value art, without calculating. That's real love.

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She goes to the US a few times a year, but would rather spend Christmas in Sarajevo.

- Christmas is commercialized in the US, but here, in a quieter atmosphere, one can feel the richness of the holidays, then I go to the Cathedral or throw a party for friends.

Suzanne says that visitors immediately fall in love with Sarajevo because it is full of colorful characters.

- Sarajevans are warm, witty, silly, sociable and extremely creative and talented. You can feel it in the air, and people are not afraid to be who they are. This is a tolerant, open and expressive city, whose people don't want to take a lot from you.