Autobiografía de un bazar

Autobiografía de un bazar is a visual essay that reconstructs the author’s early childhood (1992–1997) through a combination of oral family history and second-hand graphic materials sourced from local bazaars in Krakow. Sparked by telephone conversations with her grandmother during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the work explores the intersection between personal and collective memory, migration, and identity. Fragmented recollections are complemented with anonymous images – postcards, textbooks, art magazines, maps – recontextualized to narrate a personal story shaped by war, displacement, and cultural intersections.

The project uses found imagery as both documentary and metaphorical device, merging typographic and editorial design into an intimate yet universal narrative. The resulting publication not only documents a personal past but also highlights the social and historical value of reuse, reinterpretation, and the hidden connections between individual lives and collective histories.