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To the sound of Bowie's "Space Oddity," up to 300 people
attended the inauguration of the mural, which bore the
inscription: "Fashion changes, but you'll always be my heroes."
The mural -- 13 meters (43 feet) high and 10.5 meters (34 feet)
wide -- is painted on a building on the university campus, a
short distance from the street once known as Sniper Alley, and
is intended to symbolize the way Bosnia has changed since the
end of the 1992-95 war.
Sketches were done by Marvel comics illustrator Enis Cisic and
turned into the mural by painter Zoran Herceg, who took a month
and half to complete it. The plan to immortalize Bowie, who died
of cancer at age 69 on Jan. 10, was initially put forward by
local musician Vedad Trbonja.
The project was supported by thousands of Bosnians, who have
been posting Bowie-style photos on social networks, as well as
some of Bowie's co-workers.
Bowie was moved by the sufferings of Bosnians and he used his
fame to increase awareness about the war and raise money for
humanitarian purposes, although he did not visit Sarajevo.
"This is a way to pay tribute to Bowie as an artist and
humanitarian and immortalize him in the town that never got a
chance to host him," said Adnan Comor, a spokesman for the group
behind the project, Bowie Team Sarajevo.
(Reporting by Maja Zuvela; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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