In flatland the space is infinite. And time is infinite. As well as human kindness, malice and stupidity.
Dear readers,
For years we have been sharing steps through city streets all over the world, through the rhythms of music and records of movement on the pages of the Dance and City blog. With this text, I want to take you on a slightly different journey – where the city streets turn into an endless horizons, and the city noise into a deep, meaningful silence.
My new book “Plain Blues” is finally here.
From the Lights of the Big City to the Whispers of the Flatland
The main character of this story decides what many of us sometimes (maybe even often) wish: she leaves the hustle and bustle of the big city and moves to a small place in the heart of the flatland at the north of Serbia. But this is not just a story about a change of an address. This is the story of a search for answers that cannot be heard over sirens and rushing footsteps in the big city.
The move is not only spatial, but also internal – from one rhythm of life to another, from one self-image to a new, unknown one. A plain, quiet and wide, it is not just a landscape; it is a flatland, with endless horizons. It is a space for new questions and reflections: about belonging, staying, leaving.
“Andja strove to constantly change her perspective and attitude. It was a challenge to gain life’s wisdom.”
Encounters that change the Rhythm
Through the dusty spaces of the flatland horizons and peaceful courtyards, the main character gets to know destinies that pulsate stronger than the city. Those characters carry messages about:
- The meaning and meaninglessness of our daily races
- Sufferings and joys that are universal, regardless of zip code
- Life and death as natural cycles that are more clearly visible in the plains
Who is This Book for?
This is an invitation to dance for everyone who left a part of their heart in the flatland, for those who left it and for those who have yet to feel its irresistible rhythm. For those who know what the silence of the field sounds like, and for those who are yet to learn it. For all of us looking for answers to questions on meaning, life, death and other significant topics.
The book will soon be available in Vulkan (maybe also DELFI) bookstores in Serbia.
In Serbian: Slađana Milošević – Ravničarski bluz – Konkursi regiona
Bel.grade city promotion of the book “Plain Blues” was held in @kucaumetnica with two hours of escape from reality, with stories, questions, smiles, hugs, and lots of love.❤️
Slađana Milošević is the creator of small art installations “SM.ART” inspired by the beauty of flowers, nature and small things around us that we often don’t notice.
She is the author of the concept “SMisao“, reflection on life and meaning, in the form of short stories, songs and music, which she started working on after studying logotherapy.
He writes and publishes in Serbian and English.
He lives at a safe distance from the big city, with an unmarried wife, Tornjak dogs, trees and various flowers.
More information about the book can be obtained via email: sladja.milosevic@gmail.com
Photos: Nikola Bogdanović
