Canvases of bullet holes

SARAJEVO:

Nearly three decades after the Bosnian war left Sarajevo scarred with mortar strikes and pockmarked facades, the city's youth are finding ways to reclaim those wounds – not with bricks or plaster, but with colour.

Street artists across the Bosnian capital are painting over bullet holes and crumbling walls, transforming once-traumatised landscapes into vibrant works of art. To some, it is therapy. To others, resistance. But for all, it is a declaration that Sarajevo is more than a city defined by its siege.

During the war from 1992 to 1995, Sarajevo endured the longest siege in modern history – 44 relentless months under bombardment by Bosnian Serb forces. More than 11,500 people were killed, 50,000 were injured, and countless families fled. Today, cracked buildings still bear