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visual journal i (fairytales for the child within) follows the story of one peculiar being, whose head is that of a child, torso of a teenager, and lower body of a man. the illustrations were taken from a personal journal i kept from 2023 to 2024. the being itself is an analogy for my lived experience as a man, as i struggle to understand and comply to societal and self-imposed standards of what it means to be a true man. this concept gets even more complicated as i am caught between two worlds (nl/ ro) whose expectations are both very similar yet very different. travelling from one world to another is a recurring theme throughout the zine.

the zine can be purchased upon contact. standard price is 8 euros, worldwide shipping.
self-published for the time being

technical details:

60 pages

romanian/ english

black and white on photocopy paper

modified a5

staple binding

2024

isbn coming soon

the zine, in its style and presentation, is a nod to childhood fairytale books i have inherited from my parents. these books, printed mainly during the 70’s and 80’s of communist romania, are iconic for their blend of local visual folklore, as it was depicted on clothes, architecture and oral tradition; combined with byzantine-inspired illustration cannon, making heavy use of the inverted perspective, with scenes populated by characters that had more abstract body shapes.

inspired by the work of done stan:

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