Director: Milan Antić

Film: The Dream

Bio: In a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, the remnants of humanity persist in the form of avatars. These survivors, have not only persisted but have evolved into a new form of existence — a fusion of the digital and the physical. Once mere projections of human consciousness, these digital entities, now possess a synthetic body, an intricate blend of code and matter. At the heart of their existence lies the enigmatic bluish light, a marvel of artificial intelligence that not only governs their actions but also serves as a bridge between the digital and physical aspects of their being. This glowing circle as a symbol of a profound connection between the synthetic and the natural, pulsates with the collective consciousness of the avatars, a repository of memories, desires, and the remnants of the old world. As a kind of third eye, this circle becomes a mandala, a portal to a higher consciousness that transcends the boundaries of the physical and the metaphysical.
The avatars, like the iconic figures in “A Clockwork Orange,” exhibit a stylized and rebellious demeanor. Their clothing, a collage of distorted fashion and political symbols, pays homage to the unsettling yet captivating visuals of Kubrick’s masterpiece. In their ritualistic dances across the pink dunes, the avatars move with a calculated precision reminiscent of the film’s notorious Droogs.
This mesmerizing tapestry of dystopian aesthetics, surreal landscapes, and thought-provoking symbolism, inviting the audience to immerse themselves in a post-apocalyptic synthesis of philosophy, art, and digital consciousness.

Milan Antić (Beograd, 1984) graduated from the Department for Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade 2010. He obtained a PhD in 2018 at the same faculty. His works were part of many group shows in the country and abroad. He participated in several international art workshops and residencies (Paris, München, Thessaloniki, Sofia, Belgrade). He is displaying his artworks on solo exhibitions since 2010: Art space U10 (Belgrade), Serbian Cultural Centre (Paris), Art Centre UBSM (Belgrade), Haos gallery (Belgrade). He is the author many art interventions in public space. Antić’s works are a part many collections in the country and abroad. He received several prizes for his work in the domain of visual arts. Since 2010, he has been working on the Faculty of Fine Arts as an assistant and from 2014, he is the assistant professor and from 2023 he is the associate professor on the Department for Painting on the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade.