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AsiaBordowaPortfolio2023

When I moved to Amsterdam, I experienced a lot of shame around coming from Poland. Here, as in many other Western European cities Eastern Europeans can be looked down upon – even though we still possess the privileges of being white. There is a lot of stereotypes around, for example, being thieves and drinking too much. Back then polish ruling party was doing horrible things (as they still are) like initiating aggression towards lgbtq+ community and refugees, limiting (already scarce) access to abortion, lying, stealing, destroying public finances and democracy. All served in catholic and patriotic narrative of defending Poland. I didn’t want to be associated with that. I was happy when someone didn’t guess my accent or when I didn’t have to explain where I came from.
At the same time being an immigrant was hard. And being an immigrant who doesn’t know how to relate to where they come from was even harder. Like a weird, painful wound I could not understand.

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So proud I was accepted to this project and could draw a mini zine about Boring Future of Abortion!

Read it here:

https://www.makeinroads.org/get-involved/fellowships/past/Asia

Illustration for the book BEYOND POLICING

https://www.rosalux.eu/en/article/2084.beyond-policing.html

graphics supporting case of abortion activist #JakJustyna

I am Justyna

Graphics for #defendrojava solidarity group from Poland

taking part in fellowship organized by Inroads, creating a zine BORING FUTURE OF ABORTION

https://www.makeinroads.org

illustrations for COC Nederland

https://www.coc.nl

illustrations for Kręgi Kobiet calendar 2021 – about menopause

https://www.facebook.com/stowarzyszenieMIR/posts/2763447630590466

illustrations for warsaw’s Manifa

https://manifa.org/2021/03/xxii-manifa-warszawska-2021-gra-miejska/

Illustrations for Regenerakcja newsletter

https://oddychaj.regenerakcja.pl

illustrations for Buiten de Orde magazine

https://buitendeorde.org

illustrations for Bortion Without Borders network

http://abortion.eu

illustrations for Women Help Women

http://womenhelp.org

a diy book for childern about queer families, made for my friends and their children ❤️

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