Dragan Saric is a sociologist-turned-photographer born in Yugoslavia. Identifying with a country that no longer exists in reality, Dragan is interested in the space that lies in between the fall of one country, and the formation of another – a state of social liminality. Dragan uses photography as a medium to express the structures and symptoms that house such liminality, temporarily immersing the viewer in a world that is somewhat sentimental, lonely, and estranged. Therefore, rather than strictly documenting reality, Dragan’s viewpoint takes a more poetic approach. Through his work, he questions what leaving behind and forming an identity means in a more and more globally connected society, contemplating themes such as nationalism, migration, and (be)longing. Dragan has lived and worked in Utrecht and Taipei and is currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
CV:
- 2016 – Utrecht University – MSc in Sociology
- 2019 – Mobile Photography Awards – honourable mention.
- 2020 – VOX-POP Amsterdam – part of digital exhibition.
- 2020 – Fotolab KieKie Amsterdam; Kiekie art – 2020 talent.
- 2021 – Self published – photobook dummy ”HOMH” edition of 7.
- 2022 – Passepartout Photo Prize – 4th edition 2021 Feature.
- 2022 – GUP Fresh Eyes Talent – 4th edition.
- 2022 – Fresh Eyes – Annual Publication.
- 2022 – Haute Photographie Amsterdam – Fresh Eyes exhibition.
- 2023 – Charta Award 2022 – ”Tomorrow hotel” short-listed.
- 2023 – Haute Photographie Rotterdam – Fresh Eyes exhibition.
- 2023 – Yogurt Magazine – ”Tomorrow Hotel” feature.
- 2023 – Charta Festival Rome – Shortlisted group presentation.
- 2023 – GUP FRESH EYES INTERNATIONAL talent – 5th edition.
- 2023 – Fresh Eyes International – Annual Publication.
- 2023 – Haute Photgraphie Amsterdam – Fresh Eyes presentation.