2/21/2025
Last week, Student on the Tree worshop with Miloš Tomić was held as part of Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project.
The Student on the Tree workshop was led by artist, screenwriter and animation filmmaker Miloš Tomić, born in Belgrade, currently living and working in Slovenia. His latest project is Ta presneta očetova kamera! (2021).
Tomić on the workshop with the students of the School of Arts of the University of Nova Gorica: "The workshop was held in an open and friendly atmosphere. Games and tasks that stimulated the imagination resulted in drawing-ideal motifs, which were then analysed and refined through lively and critical discussion. The students reacted to the main theme in different ways, and I tried to be an unobtrusive mentor—although I encouraged them in every way to develop their ideas to the end and bring them to brilliance. The works were produced in groups of 3–4, in pairs or individually. I also introduced the photography students to a mini-course in stop-motion animation, which they had never encountered before, and I also learned something new from the animation students. In the end, I believe that we all took something away from this workshop and that we 'grew' from each other."
The impressions, ideas and concepts that emerged from the workshop will be on display at the main event of the Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project on 8 October 2025, when we will inaugurate the planting of the Nagasaki tree, putting the GO! 2025 area on the map of this global family. Promoting peace, this project will further contribute to the idea of two cities with a difficult past, ready to overcome old historical difficulties. A seedling of a bombed-out kaki tree from Nagasaki will be planted as a symbol of peace and proof that life always finds its way.
At the main event, the mentor of this workshop, artist Miloš Tomić, will prepare a special performance for all of us participants. You can also find out more about the current developments on the project on the official website.
photo: Miloš Tomić
