Mersad Berber's Monograph on Srebrenica Included in the Vatican Library

(Patria) - The monumental work by Bosnian artist Mersad Berber, "Monograph on Srebrenica," has been included in the Vatican Library, the "Mersad Berber" Foundation announced on Friday.

The work, spanning over 600 pages, contains drawings, artistic creations, and philosophical quotes by the great Bosnian painter and graphic artist. According to the foundation, the monograph was personally presented to Pope Leo XIV, which represents a special recognition for Berber's opus, as well as for his family.

"To the great pride of the Berber family and the Mersad Berber Foundation, this monumental work has found its place in one of the most significant libraries in the world," the statement emphasized.

The Monograph on Srebrenica encompasses over 600 pages of drawings, artworks, and philosophical quotes by Mersad Berber. While working on the monograph, Berber relied heavily on the documentation of American forensic anthropologist William Haglund, who discovered the remains of over 2,000 victims of the Srebrenica genocide, as well as forensic experts Eric Stover and photographer Gilles Peress, who identified the Srebrenica killing fields.

Through the tragedy of Srebrenica, readers are guided by the ancient heroes Daedalus and Icarus in Mersad Berber's visual poetry. Alongside the artistic dedication, the artist daily recorded his thoughts, and some of these records are published in the monograph. For years, he worked on sketches and studies from which the works unified in this monumental edition later emerged.