Driton Selmani

Selmani approaches the idea of perceived reality by deconstruct ing formations of social, political, and cultural topics that have been embodied around him. At a young age, he was told to wor ship a country that no longer existed, which caused him to form a basis of skepticism towards any supposedly given reality. He later used this as a beneficial tool to reconstruct his beliefs into visual artifacts. In 1999, old simulacra were replaced by new simulacra; the ornaments of a previous space were refurbished to unfold with new meanings but also new uncertainties. Selmani con fronts himself as a spectator of this “ongoing event”, and posi tions himself as an actor, enacting his performances based on his personal histories, beliefs, and doubts.