Brave Warm World – A Dystopian and Futuristic Perspective by Bojan Golčar -presents a series of provocative visual narratives that explore the consequences of human impact on nature and society. In this series, Golčar blends reality and fiction, intertwining photographic elements with digital manipulation to create unique digital collages that reflect the causes and effects of climate change. The series is not merely a visual depiction of apocalyptic scenarios but also a critical reflection on social values and the relationship with nature, where the artist investigates serious and pressing issues through playful aesthetics. The motto "I am playing, but the situation is serious" embodies the blend of creative expression and the urgency of social awareness, while the photographs invite the viewer to confront the inevitable consequences of our actions. Golčar's series challenges the traditional boundaries of photography by using digital tools and collage techniques to create images that sit at the intersection of photographic material and digital artistry. This approach allows the artist to question the very limits of photography as a medium, expand the possibilities of visual language, and establish a new way of interpreting contemporary reality. The collages reveal a hidden reality – a world where nature is in constant struggle with technological invasion, landscapes transform into surreal scenes, and human influence leaves permanent marks on the environment. In this context, the series acts as both a visual protest and a call to action. Each photograph in *Brave Warm World* provides a glimpse into a world where natural disasters and technological progress intertwine in a paradoxical vision of the future – a future that is both eerily close and unimaginably distant. Golčar’s series represents an artistic exploration at the intersection of documentary photography and speculative fiction. With subtle irony and a playful visual language, the artist creates dystopian scenes inspired by current ecological and social crises. Each photograph functions as a visual metaphor that encourages the viewer to reflect on the future of our planet while critically commenting on contemporary environmental challenges such as global warming, biodiversity loss, and uncontrolled urbanization. The motto "I am playing, but the situation is serious" expresses the artist's working method, where playful creativity opens space for critical reflection. Each photograph is more than just an image; it is a call to awareness that the future is in our hands. With this series, Golčar not only documents the environmental crisis but also offers an aesthetic and intellectual experience that urges the viewer to consider how humanity has contributed to shaping this "brave warm world" and what can still be done to change it. Golčar's *Brave Warm World* goes beyond depicting the current state of the world, reaching into a speculative future where questions about the ethics of technological advancement and human responsibility towards the environment take center stage. In this visual narrative, the artist confronts our collective fears and illusions about progress, while opening a space for discussion on what it means to be human in the age of the Anthropocene. The photographs act as warning signs that prompt contemplation about the future we are shaping with every action or inaction. The series reveals a subtle tension between natural and urban elements – motifs that seem simultaneously familiar and foreign. Golčar creates unusual, almost hallucinatory scenes in which nature appears to mutate to survive in a world shaped by human measures, without regard for consequences. Viewers are invited to explore the symbolic and narrative layers within the photographs, which unfold like a dystopian kaleidoscope – images of a world we may already be living in but have yet to fully recognize. *Brave Warm World* thus transcends the traditional understanding of artistic photography; it functions as a manifesto and an artistic experiment that tests how contemporary art can not only document but also anticipate and warn about critical issues of our time. Golčar's creative approach incorporates playfulness as a means of discovering truth and calls for change – for although it may seem like we are playing, the situation is anything but light-hearted. The photographs challenge us to delve into our own role in the story of this changing world, where we are all both observers and participants. The technical sophistication of *Brave Warm World* reflects Golčar’s mastery of the photographic medium and his experimental approach to digital processing. The use of digital tools to create collages allows traditional photography to transcend its documentary function and become a field of infinite possibilities for exploring the boundaries of reality. In the process, Golčar reshapes and recontextualizes photographic material, combining various visual elements – from realistic motifs to abstract patterns – and blending them into visually coherent yet unsettling scenes. Golčar's critical and speculative approach draws from a wide range of artistic traditions, integrating them into a contemporary visual language that is both aesthetically appealing and conceptually challenging. Through the technique of digital montage, layering, and manipulation of light and color, he achieves a specific atmosphere that is crucial to the dystopian nature of the series. The creation of collages involves assembling multiple photographic images into cohesive compositions, with some images subtly altered and others heavily transformed, allowing for the creation of parallel worlds that are both fantastical and hauntingly real. Golčar’s use of light emphasizes the dramatic nature of the scenes, while color manipulation contributes to a sense of surrealism and otherworldliness. Digital processing is not merely a technical aid but an integral part of the artistic process that enables critical exploration of themes such as technological impact, ecological crisis, and ethical challenges of the future. By reinterpreting photography as a medium, Golčar opens new dimensions of visual language that go beyond mere aesthetics, establishing connections between art, ecology, and social consciousness. The technique of digital collage in *Brave Warm World* thus serves not just as a means of creating images, but as a way of articulating complex social critique and a call for reflection on the future of the world we are creating.
