In Doha, January 2026

White Putiputi

Misha Milovanovich

2026

H: 76cm x W: 34cm x D: 24cm

Resin core finished with white cellulose paint and varnished on a 200 old English yew tree plint

Unique Sculpture

Can art touch the human heart and guide light through it? Can an artist create conditions for social change?

Drawing on the Māori concept of konukura (mineral) and the cultural symbolism of putiputi (flower), Milovanovich’s work bridges her Serbian diasporic experience with a universal language of interconnectedness. Rooted in a practice that intertwines ecological care with social participation, her work grows from acts of cultivation—planting food, reclaiming neglected land, and nurturing and sharing its harvest. Within this expanded field, her sculptures function as a nexus of ecological, cultural, and spiritual significance. Milovanovich understands artistic practice as a conduit of light: a connective force that carries care, memory, and collective responsibility across material, human, and more-than-human worlds.

Exhibited in Doha, Qatar at the Alhosh Gallery util 20 January during Art For Peace an exhibition that brought together over twenty local and international artists working across painting, photography, poetry, and live musical performance.

Art For Peace was founded by Dr Elisabeth Marascalchi, Italian entrepreneur and advocate for peace. Cu