F.W.P.

Describe your idea and concept of your work in relation to the festival outlines:

With the love (and passion) of computer players (and the rest of the world)....
we can resolve all conflicts …with the little help of our imagination

What kind of communication approach do you use?

I use graphic novel language: drawings and text. Scenario (the story) is very important. Mostly always documentary/ autobiographic. I write and sketch the situations. Then I cut out the text, not to tell something twice: in text and drawings For F.W.P. I even “tested” the scenario in reality and it came to real campaign which is basic for this (partly documentary, partly fictional) work. I am trying now to promote this work in other media : as participative art action or as “performance” or as “illustrated storytelling”. In Beograd was printed 20 pages of F.W.P. story in one literature magazine: see photo. I am asking audience for their comments and critics. I am planning to organize that also other artist could make their own chapters in their own styles. This graphic novel comments and critics will be exposed regularly on internet. I would like to have “moving studio” from galleries to museums, libraries and other institutions where I would present this work . I am sourcing for collaborators, advisers and producents.

What are in your opinion concrete benefits to the society because of your communication?

In my documentary work (books Stormy see 1 and 2) I am giving the rapport out of my personal position , I let readers to see my transformation process :at first “tourist in Greece “ (self confident, curious, “superficial”) ) to “refugees” captured in passivity: should we go home or should we stay and wait.
In the second book I show the readers even harder this process: I am full of fears, uncertainty, negative perceptions and wrong judgements., I have no intuition, I make many mistakes.
I wanted to show how “immigration process” harm us, especially adults. With this I want to increase better understanding between “domestic” people and “immigrants”.
I am warning the potential immigrants to think twice before make that step.

In F.W. P. project I am giving one “solution” in interesting and appealing form how to activate generations of addicted on computer games and use their knowledge and experience to improve the world.
900 pages of this “speculative fiction story” in periodical appearance should keep attention for few years and unite readers (cohesive element). I want to make readers to refer on my “proposition”, to give critics, to give suggestions, to be creative with me.
My heroes are using democratic way to achieve their goal: they are running political campaign and even have success. From outsiders (immigrants) they become leading figures in political life.

What did you personally learn from creating your submitted work?

I am long time occasionally busy with this project.
I learned this: the story about “peace” is more dangerous than story about “war”.
I am also surprised that finding subsidy or publisher will be so hard. First financial help came recently, after more than 20 applications : Project subsidy Funds BKVB.
I learned a lot how the financing of arts and culture, producing , publishing and distributing.
With the time I see the power of F.W.P. better and I can present it better.

Why is your work, GOOD communication WORK?

In F.W.P. I am promoting obviously one “idea” . I don’t hide it inside the story.
I am making revival of the old wish “to change the world” with which nobody wants to be associated.
I am showing radically different view on:
-immigrants
-players of computer games (sport fans etc),
-developing help
-role of art (creativity) in society
It is ongoing project and I will let public to collaborate on actual material . Later when comes to books or magazine, I will publish also their commentary

Where and how do you intent do implement your work?

Until now I exhibited F.W.P. project on many exhibitions , let it print in REC, literature magazine in Beograd (Fabrika knjiga). I made one Participative art action (lecture, debate and drawing with public) .
Intentions:
-Travelling exhibitions with participative performance (lecture, workshops etc)
-periodical appearings on internet and later as paper magazine distributed as street newspapers (if I found finances) .
- Eventually to print this story in some existing newspaper.

Did your intervention had an effect on other Media. If yes, describe the effect? (Has other media reported on it- how? Were you able to change other media with your work- how?)