When you point a finger, three are pointing back

When you point a finger, three are pointing back - Croatian footballer Mateo Kovačić made headlines around the world when, after losing the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, he sang a song nationalist returns home to Zagreb. \n \nFor Croatian-born Lana Mesić (NL), it was a moment of mixed emotions: she was saddened to see Croatia's war-torn past seep so freely and unapologetically into every fibre of society. . But it was also the starting point for a visual examination of the role and significance of the enemy image in his fragmented childhood in the former Yugoslavia and how that history still resonates today. \n \nThe complex history and contested borders that shaped the countries of the former Yugoslavia provide the stage on which Mesić weaves new personal narratives. In light of recent political developments in Europe, the book encourages us to reflect on our own experiences. By shedding light on them, it helps to counter the nationalist narratives that dominate the current political landscape. But is it possible to reconcile the negative and positive effects of nationalism? \n \nWhen You Point One Finger, Three Point Back is composed of photographs, newspaper clippings, television program clips, rumors, whispered conversations, written stories, and relics meticulously crafted from matches and matchboxes.