One would think that art and „Špost-war wounds were not so connected. Aida Šehović, a Bosnian-born artist based in New York, disagreed and, for the past 15 years, has proven that art can help in post-conflict recovery. Her nomadic monument travelled the world, educated people and, most importantly, showed empathy with the victims of the Genocide in Srebrenica and their families. The idea was simple, in as much as a complex work of art can be. The starting point was a simple cup of Bosnian coffee served in a fildžan (small coffee cup), and the tradition accompanying it. This coffee is usually shared with family, and you take time over it, sharing news and thoughts together. As Aida told the young people who came from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina for Srebrenica Youth Camp (2020), the Bosnian coffee tradition was one of the only things left in her family after escaping the war – firstly to Turkey, and then to the US. All they had left was the smell of coffee served in fildžani, her parents sharing it for hours. During her first visit to BiH after the war, she also visited Srebrenica. Aida met with the family of the Genocide victims, and one of them told her that one of the hardest things for their family was not being able to share a cup of coffee with their loved one who was not with them anymore. A sentence that a young and talented artist could not forget. She would use this in her artwork, which would later travel the world displaying all the beauty of her roots, but also the cruelty that occurred during the war in Bosnia. On 11th of July 2006 in Sarajevo, Aida poured the first 932 cups of coffee that were all collected and donated by the Women of Srebrenica organization. This is where her idea to collect 8372 cups representing 8372 souls killed during the Genocide in Srebrenica started. What is more fascinating is that the coffee is prepared and poured on the spot, where casual passers can also participate and, mostly, educate about what happened in Srebrenica in July 1995. In the following years, the “Što te nema” monument was shown on the same date every year, moving between New York, Den Haag, Stockholm, Istanbul, Toronto, Chicago, Geneva and Venice. As well as its international reach, this year, 2020, was the 15th and last exhibition, as per Šehovic’s wish for the monument to “return to its home” in Srebrenica. The preparations lasted for months and the global pandemic did not stop the artist and her crew from achieving the goal of bringing it home. This was all facilitated by Šehovic’s collaboration with the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center and Post-Conflict Research Center. While Aida and her film crew were filming the personal stories of people who donated cups for this project, the Post-Conflict Research Center organized a Srebrenica Youth Camp, four-days activity for 25 youth from 14 different cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this camp, youth were listening to the lectures from prominent speakers and researchers from the fields of transnational justice, human rights, reconciliation and journalism. On the last day, Aida had a lecture with the youth where she explained the whole “Što te nema” project from its roots and where she stressed to them how important it is to work hard and believe in your ideas even when others don’t. Furthermore, Aida explained how will installation setup work on 10th of July and, at that moment, all participants of the Camp, as well as PCRC interns, like me, were not completely aware of the whole project and its possible influence. When the day came, we were all fresh and ready to work on the monument, ready to put in our all for Aida. We still had yet to grasp the huge influence it would have on us and on everyone who saw it. The morning preparations were slow, as every coffee had to be prepared in the traditional Bosnian way without any short-cuts. At around 10am it was time for pouring the first couple of cups. As Aida poured the first one and the SYC participants continued after her, the silence and tears triggered some awareness of what it was all about and what was to unfold that day. Each cup of coffee would have its story. With each one, we would offer our respect to the victim. Some of the SYC participants lost family members either in Srebrenica or during the Bosnian war in general; they were pouring coffee for their loved ones. There are few moments in life when you are left speechless and all you can do is watch and admire. This was one of those. As the day progressed, the sun and heat became hard to handle, but no one, during the 12 hours of work, thought of giving up at any moment. One of the most important aspects of the whole installation was explaining what was happening, why we were pouring hundreds and soon thousands of cups of coffee.