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This zine is a personal exploration of identity and cultural formation. Using twelve photo albums collected by my mother, I trace her 30-year journey across three cities, revealing a complex narrative shaped by intersecting cultural experiences. As a family member, I use self-publishing to tell a story of evolving identity—from early confusion to ultimately embracing and blending her hometown roots, the culture of her adopted city, and the influence of Hong Kong’s pop culture. All photos come from my mother’s personal archive, preserving the authenticity and nostalgia of analog film. I experimented with photo transfer techniques to infuse the images with handmade textures and tangible emotional weight. Together with my mother, I selected key hometown elements—dialects, food, rituals—to be transferred onto paper using gelatin printing. The book is narrated from her first-person perspective, forming a visual storyline interspersed with inserts that highlight pivotal cultural memories, including the Mid-Autumn Moon Worship tradition and the impact of 90s Hong Kong fashion, films, and celebrity culture.
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这本Zine是一次关于身份认同与文化塑造的个人探索。通过我母亲收藏的十二本旧相册，我追溯她在三座城市跨越三十年的旅程，展现她所经历的多元文化交织的复杂故事。作为家族中的一员，本项目通过自出版的形式讲述一个身份不断演变的故事——从最初的迷茫，到最终拥抱并融合家乡文化、移居地文化以及香港流行文化的影响。所有照片均取自我母亲的个人收藏，希望能够保留胶片摄影的真实感与怀旧氛围。我尝试了多种照片转印技法，力求通过手工与印刷的结合，为这些文化记忆增添真实感和质感。与母亲一同挑选了她认为最重要或最具代表性的故乡元素，比如方言和美食，我们采用明胶转印将这些元素呈现在纸张上。整本书以母亲的第一人称视角展开，构建了一条视觉叙事线。书中还穿插了小型纸质材料，突出那些对她影响深远的文化事件，例如故乡的拜月习俗。此外，作品也探讨了母亲如何受到香港流行文化的影响，包括时尚、电影电视剧以及偶像文化等方面，呈现了多元文化交织下的个人成长轨迹。
