O događaju
(English below)
U subotu, 02. decembra 2023. u 18:00 u Galeriji Manifesto bit će predstavljena prva zbirka poezije autora Mehmeda Mahmutovića naslovljena “Nikakav plivač”.
Zbirka poezije autora Mehmeda Mahmutovića naslovljena “Nikakav plivač”, sublimacija je njegovog promišljanja pokušaja snalaženja u društvu u kojem je odrastao i formirao se. Radi se o 57 poema kroz koje pjesnik kopa i prevrće po pravilima i normama sredine koja ga okružuje. Okvir unutar kojega se umjetnički giba jesu (ne)postojanosti i (ne)mogućnosti zaboravljanja i odricanja na tragu markantnih pitanja o geografskim odrednicama. Pritom i tankoćutni senzibiliteti kolektiviteta, koji jeste Mahmutovićev predmet promišljanja, postaju okosnica poetskog propitivanja sopstvenih i naslijeđenih trauma, kao tkiva koje se ćuti i što se nenametljivo govori i osluškuje.
Poeme u zbirci nastajale su u rasponu od 2016. do 2023. godine, i kao takve, pjesnikovo su osobno uvjerenje u procese propitivanja u njegovim dvadesetim godinama. Njihovo iščitavanje ukaz je na autorovu pažnju ka mikro i makro razinama slojevitosti života, uz stalnu potrebu ka neprestanim tapkanjem. Poeme ubilježene u zbirci Nikakav plivač, tragovi su saznavanja opetovanih, ponekad i nikakvih pokušaja.
U slučaju autora Mehmeda Mahmutovića, postojanje opsesivnih metafora podsjeća na svijet iz kojega se kazuje. Oni koji ga poznaju, reći će da je riječ o dječaku koji svakodnevno trenira vlastiti fokus i disciplinu opredijeljenosti motrenja – a ne žmirenja i odustajanja. Ponirući u
sublimnost poezije i dijeleći je sa javnosti, pjesnik u ovome slučaju učvršćuje svoju ulogu posmatrača, odnosno sudionika i skrajnutog bilježnika postojanja. Mehmed Mahmutović nas sa svojom poezijom podsjeća šta poezija nadasve i jeste – neomeđeni popis ljudskih postojanja i odustajanja, sa svim pripadajućim iznutricama što čine život.
Nikakav plivač je književni prvijenac Mehmeda Mahmutovića. Urednik je pisac Marko Tomaš. Prijelom teksta i grafički dizajn potpisuje Adnan Suljkanović. Izdavač je Centar OMAHA iz Cazina. Objavljivanje zbirke poezije podržali su Fondacija Schüler Helfen Leben, Fondacija
Revizor, Grad Bihać i štamparije Grafičar.
O autoru:
Mehmed Mahmutović je diplomirao na Ekonomskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Bihaću na odsjeku za marketing i menadžment 2021. godine. Od 2017. do 2018. godine bio je član Upravnog odbora Omladinske novinske asocijacije u BiH. U 2018. godini je ispred Fondacije Schüler Helfen Leben u BiH za svoje aktivističo djelovanje imenovan za Ambasadora mladih i aktivizma u BiH. Iste godine je na Brave New Media festivalu u Beogradu osvojio nagradu za najbolju fotografiju a koju dodjeljuje Deutsche Welle.
Dobitnik je priznanja za doprinos i promociju Ekonomskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Bihaću i zahvalnice za doprinos radu i razvoju istoimene ustanove povodom 20 godina rada i postojanja. Dobitnik je i nagrade za korištenje biblioteke i drugih usluga koju dodjeljuje Federalno ministarstva obrazovanja. Jedan je od dobitnika nagrade globalnog takmičenja mobilne fotografije koju organizuje Huawei.
U 2023. godini nominovan je za nagradu Mladi Europljanin godine. Radio je kao dopisnik Omladinskog programa BHRT-a i član redakcije Omladinskog magazina Karike. Piše poeziju i prozu, objavljen na nekoliko regionalnih portala, kao što su Insp.rs i Blacksheep.rs.
Pomaže u nadogradnji ideja, vidljivosti i postizanju ciljeva, pokušavajući razumijevati odnose dok živi u modernom svijetu. Strastveno radi na inicijativama, pokretima i platformama. Vjeruje da obrazovanje, kultura, umjetnost, marketing i komunikacija mogu i trebaju biti pokretači promjena.
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About the Event
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 6:00p.m., at the Manifesto Gallery, the first poetry collection by author Mehmed Mahmutović, titled "Nikakav plivač" ("No Swimmer"), will be presented.
The poetry collection "Nikakav plivač" by Mehmed Mahmutović is a culmination of his reflections on attempting to navigate the society in which he grew up and was shaped. The collection consists of 57 poems through which the poet digs and sifts through the rules and norms of the environment surrounding him. The artistic framework within which he moves encompasses the (non)existence and (im)possibilities of forgetting and renouncing, grounded in striking questions about geographic determinants. Along the way, the subtle sensibilities of collectivity, which are Mahmutović's subject of reflection, become the backbone of his poetic examination of inherited and personal traumas—seen as a tissue that is felt, subtly spoken, and listened to.
The poems in the collection were written between 2016 and 2023, representing the poet’s personal conviction in processes of questioning during his twenties. Their reading reveals the author's attention to the micro and macro levels of life’s complexities, accompanied by a constant need for ongoing exploration. The poems in Nikakav plivač are traces of repeated, sometimes futile, attempts at understanding.
In Mehmed Mahmutović’s case, the presence of obsessive metaphors reminds us of the world from which he speaks. Those who know him would describe him as a young man who daily trains his focus and discipline, committed to observing rather than closing his eyes or giving up. By delving into the sublimity of poetry and sharing it with the public, the poet reaffirms his role as an observer, participant, and unobtrusive chronicler of existence. With his poetry, Mahmutović reminds us of what poetry fundamentally is — a boundless list of human existences and relinquishments, filled with the very essence of life.
Nikakav plivač is Mehmed Mahmutović’s literary debut. The editor is writer Marko Tomaš, and the text layout and graphic design are by Adnan Suljkanović. The collection is published by the OMAHA Center from Cazin. Its publication was supported by the Schüler Helfen Leben Foundation, the Revizor Foundation, the City of Bihać, and the printing house Grafičar.
About the Author:
Mehmed Mahmutović graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Bihać, majoring in Marketing and Management, in 2021. From 2017 to 2018, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Youth Press Association in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2018, representing the Schüler Helfen Leben Foundation in BiH, he was named Youth and Activism Ambassador in BiH for his activism. The same year, he won the Best Photograph Award at the Brave New Media Festival in Belgrade, presented by Deutsche Welle.
He received recognition for his contribution to the promotion of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Bihać and an acknowledgment for his contributions to the institution's 20th-anniversary celebration. He was also awarded by the Federal Ministry of Education for utilizing library and other services and is a recipient of the Huawei Global Mobile Photography Competition award.
In 2023, Mahmutović was nominated for the Young European of the Year Award. He worked as a correspondent for the Youth Program of BHRT and as a member of the editorial board of the Youth Magazine Karike. He writes poetry and prose, published on several regional portals such as Insp.rs and Blacksheep.rs.
He contributes to the enhancement of ideas, visibility, and achieving goals while striving to understand relationships as he navigates the modern world. Passionate about initiatives, movements, and platforms, he believes that education, culture, art, marketing, and communication can and should drive change.