Kapic, Suada (sold)
Suada Kapić (b. February 15, 1952) is an actor, author, and entrepreneur. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kapić attended the University of Sarajevo and completed her first Bachelor of Arts degree in the Faculty of Philosophy before moving the Belgrade and completing a second Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Film Directing at the Faculty of Performing Arts. After the fall of communism, Kapić founded FAMA, an independent news agency aimed at becoming the CNN of Southeastern Europe. Will the breakup of former Yugoslavia and the Bosnian War, she became a refugee in her own city after escaping form her home in a district of Sarajevo occupied by Bosnian Serb forces. She resolved to stay in Sarajevo, and launched the 'Science of Survival' project, which also led to the creation of the 'Sarajevo Survival Guide' and the 'Survival Map'. After the end of the war, Kapić focused on creating an archive of oral and visual histories of the Bosnian War, which have now been digitized into the FAMA COLLECTION.
The celebrated 'Sarajevo Survival Map'.
The internationally celebrated 'Sarajevo Survival Map', this is a 1996 FAMA pictorial map of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, illustrating the Siege of Sarajevo. The map depicts Sarajevo, resting in the valley of the Miljacka River. On the high ground surrounding the city, tanks, howitzers, and other artillery threaten the city and its inhabitants. The Siege of Sarajevo lasted from April 5, 1992 through February 29, 1996, a total of 1,425 days, making it the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. (more details)
The celebrated and extremely rare 'Sarajevo Survival Map'.
This is a 1996 FAMA pictorial map of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Siege of Sarajevo. An internationally celebrated piece that is known as the 'Sarajevo Survival Map', the map depicts the city, which sits in the valley of the Miljacka River, encircled by artillery pieces and tanks all positioned on the high ground surrounding the city. 260 tanks, 120 mortars, and weapons of smaller calibers, encircled the city from April 5, 1992 until February 29, 1996, a total of 1,425 days, making it the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. (more details)