Samo Bahato

STICKER · 2025

Samo Bahato

Just Be Arrogant

Samo bahato is Serbian slang for doing something brazenly and getting away with it. This series of round stickers cheers on the everyday abuses of Novi Sad and Serbia, each drawn in the sunny style of an old advertisement.

Bacajmo smeće po ulici, let's throw litter in the street. Pušimo i dalje u restoranima, we still smoke in restaurants. Ko nema vode, neka kupi, no water, so buy some. Zaposli svu rodbinu, give all your relatives a job. Every sticker approves the abuse it points at, and signs off with the same two words.

The round Bacajmo smeće po ulici sticker (Let's throw litter in the street): a grinning man in a bow tie drops rubbish beside an empty bin, signed Samo bahato

The Bacajmo smeće po ulici sticker on a street pole, tower blocks in fog behind

Zanemarimo javni prevoz (Let's neglect public transport): an official gives a thumbs up before a packed bus leaking oil, first version

The Zanemarimo javni prevoz round sticker slapped on the scratched glass of a bus shelter, a tram and tower blocks blurred behind

The Pusimo i dalje u restoranima sticker artwork printed on a beer coaster on a worn kafana table beside an ashtray

The round Ne recikliramo plastiku sticker stuck on the side of a scratched yellow recycling container on a grey Novi Sad street, tower blocks blurred behind

The round Nema potrebe za javnim toaletima sticker stuck on the rusty grey metal door of a padlocked public toilet cabin in an autumn park

The round Ne raspisuj izbore sticker stuck on a transparent ballot box in a polling station hall

The round Bacajmo smeće po ulici sticker artwork as a pin-back button badge on the frayed canvas strap of a rucksack on a riverside promenade in Novi Sad

The round green riot-police sticker printed on a natural cotton tote bag carried by a hand on a busy Belgrade square

Nema potrebe za javnim toaletima (No need for public toilets), second version, in a gold ring

Ne raspisuj izbore (Don't call elections): an official in glasses with his hands clasped, protesters with placards behind him

Pušimo i dalje u restoranima (We still smoke in restaurants): a man with a cigar at a restaurant table, a glass of wine by his plate

Ne recikliramo plastiku (We don't recycle plastic): a grinning man tosses a plastic bottle into a river full of rubbish

Zaposli svu rodbinu (Give all your relatives a job): an official in a suit, his relatives lined up behind him

Ko nema vode, neka kupi (No water? Buy some): a smiling man presents a tap running black water

Ubi boga u pobunjenom narodu (Beat the hell out of the rebellious people): a smiling riot policeman with a baton before a line of shields