About the artwork:
Bonjour Tristesse emulates a romantic disappointment that wafts within the textures of life. The text draws from grafiti markings that appeared on a freshly-built residential complex in Kreuzberg in the late 1980s. Now known as the Bonjour Tristesse social housing complex, also referred to as Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor, the text has become a tangible symbol of striking subtly, friction that is oddly harmonious, a blend of the physical landscape with the landscape of the mind.

Duška Malešević is a visual artist based in Valletta, Malta. Her work encompasses photography, objects and text. In her practice she combines documentary practices, research and is mainly concerned with changing urban fabric, capturing the authenticity of a place and its communities while exploring feelings of tender melancholy, soft irony and romantic disappointment. She has exhibited in Germany, Serbia, Italy and Malta. Her book “Postcards from Paradise” was launched in 2016 in Rome and received an Honourable Mention from International Photography Awards (IPA). She holds an MA in Psychology of Art from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Duška is a founder of selekted Malta, an independent publisher specializing in photography books publications.

R Gallery Contemporary art 26, Triq Tigné, Sliema, SLM3170