Stanko Abadzic is one of this adventurers of the century, a member of that nomadic tribe, a teacher of German, a citizen of Prague, Zagreb and Krk, in short - a citizen of the world. In Vukovar, where he was born, in that baroque wonder on the Danube, in a town that welcomed all people with open heart, he learnt how to love the world. Recognizing the sensibility of his 15-year-old son, Abadzic's father gave him his first Russian camera SMENA 8, which the photographer has kept to his very day, emphasizing that it made him "realize good photos are not only made with expensive cameras". As a student, he took pictures of weddings and soccer clubs in order to earn some pocket money. At the same time he took numerous pictures of Vukovar, and thus developed a poetic sensitivity for its heritage, the old streets, rooftops, roads, melancholic views of time stopped - sensitivity of a boy who loved the past.
Inspired by French photographer Willy Ronis, who listens to Bach before taking photos, Abadzic developed his own romantic "pilgrimages and rituals" by visiting mysterious little hideouts...
These photographs are sensuous, contemplative and melancholic. There are people walking in them whose loneliness merges with the loneliness of cities. It is a dialogue of history and individuals. It is the viewpoint of a wandering photographer who one day may visit you and your city...
Marina Tenzera
Stanko Abadzic
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