The Art of Destruction  - pictures from Kosova

In Kosovo on an assessment survey for AMURT, Ac. Nirainjan Brc. took these photographs for his report. Through the lamentable resignation he managed to capture the undying dignity and hope of the Kosovars. 

The photos are un-cropped and the captions are from his original notes.

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Formerly a popular meeting point, 
this cafe in the main square in Gjakova 
offers a bizarre sight.

 

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This man in Prizren is listening to accounts of
atrocities that his neighbors had to undergo.

 

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Two widows standing on the site
 where their husbands were killed. 
Blood stains still marks the spot.

 

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This almost surrealistic picture shows the ghost
town of Celine where all buildings including
the school-building have been devastated.


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Girls sitting down for a chat under a 
carbonized transformer. No need to be afraid of 
the cables. the electric system doesn't function.

 

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Large part of the town center of Peja (Pec) were 
burnt to the ground. The Bazaar street literally 
disappeared. The mosque suffered severe damages.

 

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UNESCO has declared this main area of Gjakova an
important historical site. It is hoped that the 
original architectural beauty can be restored.

 

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Newcomers freshly arriving in town. Happy,
tired, shocked. Will their house still be standing?

 

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In Xerxe a mass grave with 15 bodies is being
unearthed. The old man comments on the
excavations going on in the background.

 

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Children having fun amidst the rubble.

 

 

The photographer, Ac. Nirainjan Brc., who headed
AMURT's Kosovo reconstruction effort.
To learn more about that work visit
http://www.amurt.net/kosovo