Exhibition │ Home of the Perpetually Lost by Vedad Divović at Trg Oslobođenja (near the Faculty of Economics)

Tuesday 02 June at 19:00

Home of the Perpetually Lost is a photographic exploration of the multifaceted and fragile concept of “home,” which encompasses both physical and emotional dimensions. Home is, on one hand, a concrete place where we live, and on the other, a feeling of security and belonging. But what happens when this home falls apart? When you have to leave it, lose all hope, and don’t know if it will ever be restored?

Lebanon, a country with a complex history of migration, a large refugee population, and people in transit, forms the backdrop for the questions in my work. As a refuge for people from the Middle East who have lost their homes, while also being a country many of its own residents are forced to leave due to economic and political instability, Lebanon embodies the coexistence of arrival and departure, longing and loss, touching on a universal theme. In this sense, the work resonates with the idea of an archipelago—fragmented yet interconnected spaces of belonging, shaped by distance, displacement, and the continuous movement between them.

The photographs reflect the complex emotions and desires of those who are searching for something elusive, have already found it, or are in a constant process of searching: for a home.

About the Author: Vedad Divović

Vedad Divović is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Hamburg. Following his studies in photography at the University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld, Divović investigates social issues and geopolitical tensions in crisis areas, particularly in the former Yugoslavia, Ukraine and India. He is currently pursuing his latest project Home of the Homeless and the Perpetually Lost, which documents and reports the stories of refugees from various ethnic groups living in extreme poverty in the many refugee camps scattered across Lebanon. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Germany and abroad. He has also taken part in various awards and scholarships, the most recent of which include: Georg Koppmann Award, StART.up Scholarship of Claussen-Simon-Stiftung, Felix Schoeller Foto Award, and the Breda Photo Festival artist residency.