From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for being part of this magical moment! 🌈🎨📖
First and foremost, a massive, colorful THANK YOU to Igor Gržetić and the entire team at Centar za kulturu Grada Krka and Town Krk – your trust, support, and warm professionalism turned a simple idea into something truly beautiful. You opened the doors of Galerry Decumanus not just to my works, but to a living dialogue between color and word. 🙏💛
To the wonderful audience who came on February 20th, 2026 – you filled the space with your presence, your eyes, your emotions, and your energy. Watching you look at the paintings, read the poems, smile, think, sometimes even tear up… that was the real opening for me. You made the colors speak louder than I ever could alone. 🥹❤️🔥
Special shoutout to everyone who stayed after the official part – for the conversation, the poems I whispered, and that mirror performance (“Ti si moja umjetnost / You are my art”)… your applause, your hugs, your kind words afterwards meant the world to me. You are the reason art feels alive! 🎤✨
To my family, my closest friends, and all the silent supporters who believed in this crazy fusion of painting + poetry even when it was just chaotic sketches and scattered verses – you know who you are. Your love keeps me going every single day. 🫂💙
And to Krk – this beautiful island that somehow always finds a way to hold my heart and my colors – thank you for welcoming me again. Decumanus felt like home because of you. 🏝️🌊
The exhibition is still open until March 12th, so if you haven’t come yet – please do! Come see, feel, listen to what the colors are whispering (or shouting 😄). Weekdays 10–14h, or just drop me a message / call the gallery. I’d love to meet you there too! 📍
Once again: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU – with all the joy, all the bordo reds, and all the rain I carry inside. 🌧️❤️🎨
You are my art.
You made this possible.
With endless gratitude and love,
Mateo Balaban
(Rain Bordo) 😊🌟
Rain Bordo 