The Theatre of Bread
25 round loaves of bread (traditional Bosnian bread baked in a tray); 25 black cloth scarves, each measuring 50 cm; a selection of 10 black-and-white photographs documenting the bread-making process.
Ilija Šoškić
Ilija Šoškić (Dečani, Montenegro, 1935) is one of the most significant conceptual and performance artists to emerge from the former Yugoslavia. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade and has been based in Italy since the mid-1960s, where he developed an international artistic career.
His work encompasses performance, installation, drawing, photography, film, and interventions in public space. As one of the pioneers of performance and body art in Europe, he has explored themes of identity, memory, migration, politics, and the social responsibility of the artist. Over more than six decades of artistic practice, he has realized numerous projects and exhibitions throughout Europe and internationally.
Šoškić represented Yugoslavia at the 37th Venice Biennale in 1976, and his works are held in important museum and private collections. He lives and works between Italy and Montenegro.