Alban Muja

I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.

I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.

Germans are a bit scared of me

A man in Mitrovica City (Kosovo) in his 50s claims he is Hitler, although he doesn’t support Hitler’s legacy. He says nature has bestowed upon him to become the living Hitler. This image has brought him financial benefits as well, as he charges 40 euros for photography. He adds that despite that fact that he has a controversial face, he gains much respect in his hometown Mitrovica. Even KFOR soldiers, NATO’s peacekeeping force, pay him respect by visiting him from across Kosovo to photograph him.

Blue Wall Red Door

Blue Wall Red Door analyzes the way people in Pristina orient themselves, and what is for them the main object or building which they use for their orientation. Since the last decade, street names were changed many times and today it seems like nobody is oriented by the street names.