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Student Narrative
This project describes different aspects of my identity that are built from different locations I have lived in throughout my life. I feel as though throughout my life I have grappled with my identity, being born in Brazil and having a fully Brazilian family, but growing up mostly in the United States. Immigrating to the United States, it can feel daunting to try and fit into one cultural pool, when you're getting pulled by two completely different hands, I never felt I was American enough in the same way I never felt like I was Brazilian enough. With this project, I come to an acceptance that I don't have to have an answer on my identity. Although I was born in Brazil, people and places across the world have become undeniably intertwined into myself. Pushing legibility, I played with colored vellum as an unconventional medium for book pages. I felt this material was perfect: speaking strongly of the layering and complexities of emotional relationships to places I’ve lived in for varying amounts of time. It also pushes legibility in a way that feels poetic, like I couldn't completely unravel the answers to my questions about myself at times. I explored layering of image, text, but also color mixing through paper. When looking at the books in different conditions, they looked completely different, making every experience with each booklet unique. I created packaging that was reminiscent of a filing folder, to take care of my memories and experiences in a cohesive but protective way.
Publication Date
Spring 5-1-2025
Description
Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.
Keywords
artists' books; Baker & Whitehill
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Undergraduate student
Year of Graduation
2027
Major
Graphic Design
Faculty / Course
Color + Surface, Lois Harada
Materials + Techniques
Colored vellum, laser printed 300lb paper, hand-stitched binding
Photo Credit
Sabrina Love, FAV 27
Recommended Citation
Sgarbi, Victoria; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Through Memory Lane" (2025). 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026. 46.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest12th2026/46