The travelling art installation Prijedor ‘92: transnational memorialisation and the 1.5 generation

This article addresses the travelling monument Prijedor ‘92 dedicated to all civilian victims of genocidal violence in Prijedor, Bosnia–Herzegovina. The young Vienna-based artist Anita Zečić developed this project with the aim of raising awareness about the local authorities’ obstruction of memorials for civilian victims in her hometown. The artist suggests an alternative way to advance this goal by using an art installation that travels in transnational space to make the past crimes and the local efforts against continued human rights violations widely known. The article analyses this project with a dual focus. It explores the use of this public art intervention for transnational memorialisation and delves into the artist’s motivation for engaging with these memories. The article argues that reflecting upon her story provides a perspective on the significant experience of the 1.5 generation and its role in dealing with the past in transnational and diasporic space.