A universal holy principle of the supernatural powers and a symbol of the endless flow of time, the circle was used by women in the past to assemble and honor each other, to live in harmony with nature and in tune with their own emotions. However, with the passing of time and the advent of the modern age, women have forgotten the meaning of the circle and lost their powers. In Bilyana's performance, every woman represents not only herself but also her female ancestors, as well as every woman who has lived, is living and will live. 

She represents the Mother Nature and the Mother Earth, as well as the eternal cycle of life and death, embodied in the Mother Goddess.

Such a spiritual belief focusing on the female goddess has been recognized in art since the 1970s. Using performance art as its main vehicle, it became more pronounced with the advent of the second wave of feminism which offered an alternative to the mainstream religious, historical and artistic models molded on patriarchal values. It promoted the idea of the integral value of women, of the regenerative powers of the feminine that had been gravely crippled throughout history. At the same time, it also delved deeper into the more profound experience of being, into its relationship with the world and itself, as demonstrated in the works of the American artist Mary Beth Edelson, one of the pioneers of the feminist art movement.

Similarly, using the powerful medium of the performance art, and chose as venue the place richly steeped in layers of history, against the background of the long lost feminine language of solidarity and coupled with the deeply-felt belief in the liberation of the female energy, Bilyana Cincarević will bring together 24 women in a circle, or sisters, as she calls them, to help the artist call upon the primary energy associated with the female deity. 

The number “24” is symbolically called the "Mystery of Unity" because of its supernatural ability to erase all negative traits that create divisions among the people. As the women release their voices, they also release their repressed emotions from the past, not only their own but also those encoded into their genes, as a burden on their shoulders, along with their own fears, suffering and pain. Thus, the circle becomes the place of healing, set in motion by the ritual as a natural vehicle of transformation, rising from the individual consciousness into the universal and a collective experience. 

Nataša Parezanović, art curator