Like most Spomeniks, the Monument to Change is nearly in the middle of nowhere. But that is the thing about World War II: the fascists spread oppression and brutality far and wide across Europe, affecting even the local Partisan resistance forces and the civilians in the small town of Ostra, Serbia.
Made from aluminum and pointing diagonally southeast, with a length of 17 meters, the individual panels of this spomenik either shine brightly with the sun's reflection or fade into dark shadows in the shade. The choice of aluminum as the primary construction material is unique among Spomeniks, as far as I know.
But there is another element of this spomenik which is a common theme among Serbian spomeniks: faces. In this case, tortured-looking faces that convey the sacrifice that the local Partisans made in resisting Axis forces.
The church that also exists on this site has been left for many years in a half-built state. Construction started around 2006 without proper building approval, placing the church between the monument plaque and the spomenik. Unfortunately, today, the half-finished church is in better condition than the spomenik.
