THE DANUBE
The Danube, always described in superlatives, has been loved, feared, worshipped, and never underestimated. Once a frontier of empires, it has divided enemies and connected friends, witnessed countless deaths and births, and mirrored the moods of those living by its banks. Whether blue, grey, brown, or green, the Danube always leaves you in awe.
The Danube connects and divides, sustaining over 230 million people and serving as a lifeline with its 130 bridges and more than 180 in its upper reaches. For nearly 2000 years, since the Romans built the first bridge at the Iron Gate, bridges have linked its shores like a zipper.
This exhibition highlights some of these bridges, especially those traversed by the most people daily. The Danube flows through or borders Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine, and extends its basin to nine more countries. It breathes life into Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, and Bratislava, along with 95 other cities on its route.
Photographer Dejan Petrović, born in Novi Sad and having lived in Belgrade, Vienna, and Bratislava, dedicates this exhibition to all who are, have been, and will be CO:NNECTED to this magnificent river, celebrating his 50-year relationship with the Danube.
