A platform that includes a constellation of pioneers of thought and art

Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion .. “A heart-shaped opportunity”

• The heart shape, framed by a line of white light, illuminates the mirrored ceiling of the pavilion.

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Those responsible for the design of the Bosnia and Herzegovina pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai drew all its interior terrain and display platforms in the shape of a heart, most notably that platform that included a constellation of thought and art pioneers, who formed milestones in the country's history.

A field tour of "Emirates Today" in the pavilion located in the opportunity area revealed that the shape of the heart, whose frame was defined by a line of white light, lights up the ceiling of the pavilion with its four-meter-long and five-meter-wide mirror, a beam is reflected in a large number of photos and windows displaying heritage collectibles scattered throughout The corners of the pavilion, which spontaneously enriched the symbolism on which the idea of ​​focusing on the heart in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion is based, is a message and a determination.

Masterpiece

And Bosnia and Herzegovina’s choice of the slogan “a heart-shaped opportunity” for its participation in the international exhibition did not come out of nothing, as it not only carries a human and moral dimension in the European country’s message to the world, but is also based on the geographical reality that shaped its lands in the form of a heart to an extent. It is large, and the tender nature of nature was completed with the flow of more than 280 rivers between its mountains and valleys, injecting life into the flanks of this country with green and blue luster in a masterpiece of mountainous and coastal terrain.

Thinkers and artists

And in the middle of the pavilion is a three-dimensional stereoscopic in the shape of the heart, located directly under the mirror of the heart, carrying pictures and names of a constellation of thinkers and artists who represent distinguished flags in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, this southeastern European country on the border between East and West.

This constellation includes a group of writers, poets and painters, such as: Ivo Andrich, the novelist and poet who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961, and Isaac Samukoflia, the doctor, academic and novelist, whose stories were turned into films, as he passed away before witnessing her winning the most important awards, as well as a painter. and founder of the Society of Plastic Artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mika Todorovic, as well as playwright, writer, publisher and author of Bosnian language dictionaries, Alija Isakovic, along with a number of prominent names in making cultural life in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Among the thinkers who inhabit the heart of the Bosnian Pavilion, Mehmed Ilija Dizdar, better known as Mac Dzdar, is one of the most important Bosnian and Yugoslav poets in the second half of the 20th century. He headed the BiH Writers' Union and remained its president until his death in 1971.

rock carvings

Perhaps it is worth stopping at Dizdar, because his name is associated with a type of rock inscription that occupies a special importance in the culture of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The pavilion displays small-scale examples of these inscriptions known as stećci, which Dizdar attached great importance to in his prose writings and poetry.

The age of those rock statues, which were built and carved as tombstones, dates back to the medieval period in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• 280 arteries from rivers pumping life into Bosnia and Herzegovina.

«Enteriga»

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion displays unique original pieces of traditional clothing brought from the National Museum, including a piece for the bodice, the "kaftan", embroidered known as the interija, which was worn by women until the beginning of the 20th century.

The “Interiga” is made as a piece of art, the material of which is velvet fabric that is embroidered with threads of gold, silk and “satin”.

Its long sleeves are designed to allow enough space for its densely embroidered surface.

The most common colors used in the manufacture of “Interiga” were red, black or dark green, because they match the colors of the golden designs and show their beauty.

The display windows in the pavilion also house parts of men's traditional dress from the 19th century, such as the felt, the embroidered shirt and the velvet jacket.

«Haggada Sarajevo»

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Pavilion displays a non-original copy of the Haggadah Sarajevo, an illuminated Hebrew manuscript containing the traditional illustrated text of the Passover Haggadah.

The manuscript was purchased by the National Museum in Sarajevo from a Sarajevo Sephardic family, Cohen, in 1894.

The famous manuscript is rare, as it was inscribed in Spain during the Middle Ages, at a time when Jewish belief was strongly opposed to pictorial representation, in compliance with the second commandment of Exodus.

The manuscript was handwritten on bleached calf leather, and its images and miniatures that convey key scenes in the Bible from the creation to the death of Moses, are decorated with copper and gold.