Alban Muja

I Believe the Portrait Saved Me explores the power of art in the face of oppression and uncertainty

25 years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a crucial moment of survival. Held in a detention camp, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander's portrait to save his life. Through reflections and reenactments, I Believe the Portrait Saved Me explores the power of art in the face of oppression and uncertainty.