Artist Petrit Halilaj’s childhood drawings from the Kosovan War
Hear from the artist about his artwork which reinterprets personal and collective memories
Petrit Halilaj's work investigates cultural identity, nationhood and heritage, and ideas of personal and collective history.
Hear from the artist about his childhood in an Albanian refugee camp during the Kosovan war (1998-9) and the drawings he made, which he later re-interpreted into large scale hanging sculptures in his exhibition Very volcanic over this green feather at Tate St Ives in 2021.
