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Jerome Dimitri expose - Jevrem Dimitrijevic's Exhibition

"Surdulica is the most beautiful town in the world"-Jevrem Dimitrijevic

An interesting exhibition took place 8-20. June 2002. in Museum of History of Yugoslavia in Belgrade. The name of the exhibition was "Triptychs BELGRADE-PARIS-BIARRITZ". The author of the exhibition was Mr. Jevrem Dimitrijevic

Jevrem spent most of his life with his camera. He has carefully kept for years everything he photographed and then decided to present this testimony of Serbo-French friendship to Belgrade. He presented 150 large format photographs, grouped into triptychs in an unusual way. He compared three places: Belgrade, Paris and Biarritz showing urban surroundings with buildings with same function. On pictures are shown hotels, schools, libraries, universities, parliament buildings, churches, squares, parks, streets etc.

Jevrem is one of us. Born in Surdulica, Jevrem had set out into the world in his early days. Something had irresistibly pulled him to Basque town of Biarritz on the south of France. The story began way back in the time of Obrenovic dynasty. Queen Draga won the heart of young king Alexander, the last of the Obrenovics. The castle which was built there and named "Sasino" by the nickname of Alexander, today is a symbol of this fashionable summer resort. Queen Natalia Obrenovic, who entered a monastic order after the tragic destiny of Obrenovic royal couple dedicated her life to Biarritz. She decorated the castle, built churches, helped the poor. In the time of the Great War 1914. she transformed the castle into a shelter for the wounded. Fate also brought there Krsta Dimitrijevic, Jevrem's father.

Jevrem Dimitrijevic in Frankfurt newspaper "Vesti"

Jerome Dimitri... Le Roix de Biarritz

    Jevrem began his studies of architecture in Belgrade, but after two years he left his studies and went to France. He came to France in early 50's, alone and penniless. He found job at "Citroen", and then he received scholarship on the Sorbone and enrolled in technical faculty there. He had studied natural sciences (mathematics and physics) in Paris for three years and then became attached to the world of art. He acted in about fifteen movies. He left his studies and indulged in associating with people from the art world. He played mostly comical roles and he was "tip-top" with famous Burvil, and they called each other "bro". On Jevrem's celluloid tape was also Marcello Mastroiani, who is considered best by Jevrem.

    He bought a photo studio in Biarritz in 1965. where even today he makes his beautiful photos. He also has a photo studio in Paris. He is devoted and self-sacrificing in his research of connections of Obrenovics with France. He has already completed a manuscript with 200 pages and more than 400 illustrations which will soon be printed. Jevrem Dimitrijevic is an admirer of Draga Masin and thinks that he has found out the real truth about Draga, her beauty, kindness and honesty when he arrived in Biarritz. That is the reason why he decided to depict her life. This love lasts for 30 years.

    Jevrem often visits Surdulica, his homeland and his family. He presented Surdulica the best way he knows, through the objective of his camera. Surdulica is the most beautiful town in the world for Jevrem. Museum advisor Djordje Mitrovic and Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Radojevic said of his photographs: "Author Jevrem Dimitrijevic with his keen sense and through his angle of observation could show and warn us, so that we could belive more in beauty and attraction of all we have and everything that surrounds us... Exceptional artistic values, his "pictures", in true meaning of the words, are music turned into stone."

Some of Jevrem Dimitrijevic's photographs


Kalemegdan with monument of victory - the symbol of Belgrade	Eiffel Tower - the symbol of Paris	Biarritz lighthouse - the symbol of Biarritz