The solo exhibition “Textures of Architecture” by architect Miloš Komlenić will open on Friday, March 20 at 6 PM at Rančić’s House, the gallery of the Grocka Cultural Center.
The exhibition features a selection of the author’s works, architectural projects, and photo fragments, revealing how competition entries and observed spatial details transform into a personal artistic expression.
The opening will be accompanied by a performance from students of the “Nevena Popović” Music School from Grocka.
The exhibition “Textures of Architecture” consists of two segments that can be viewed both as a whole and independently:
- Echoes of the first segment can be found in the second, connected through subtle threads. The first part presents processed photographs and fragments from the urban core of Berlin—often described as a “living museum” of contemporary architecture—collected during a study visit. The second part showcases the author’s architectural work on projects in Serbia and Russia, as explained in the exhibition catalogue.
The exhibition explores how details—often invisible to the ordinary observer—are perceived through the “eyes of an architect.” By isolating fragments and translating them into two-dimensional representations, the works reveal an alternative vision of architecture. The selected projects connect intuitive understanding with a personal contribution to what the author describes as an “eternal play” shaped by our constructed environments.
Miloš Komlenić was born in Belgrade and graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Belgrade in 1998. Since then, he has been employed at the same institution, where he currently holds the position of Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture. He is actively engaged in architectural practice and has participated in numerous national and international competitions, receiving over twenty awards and recognitions, including nine first prizes.
He is the recipient of the Belgrade Architecture Salon Award (2004) and the “Aleksej Brkić” Award of the Association of Serbian Architects (2023). Komlenić is also the author of the books “In Ideas” and “The Comfort of Aging and Small Daily Centers for the Elderly,” which explore spatial needs and aging within his academic work. He lives and works in Belgrade.
Rančić’s House in Grocka is an authentic early 19th-century town house and a cultural monument of great importance in Serbia. This harmoniously shaped example of traditional architecture has stood for over two centuries and has served a cultural purpose for more than forty years, offering visitors a unique and timeless atmosphere.
Today, it houses the Grocka Cultural Center and features a distinctive gallery space equipped with display cases—ideal for applied arts exhibitions—as well as a spacious, well-maintained garden used as a summer music stage, workshop area, and open-air gallery.
The exhibition will run until April 9, 2026.
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