A Mano Alzada
PUBLICATION · 2026
Culture · Identity · Archival
A publication about the memories kept in the everyday. It combines a personal archive with historical records. It reveals the stories hidden in ordinary items and explores how memory shapes identity and belonging.
Process
01 — Archive
Gathering ordinary objects, photographs, and fragments that hold personal and collective memory.
A program identity built from layers of time and place.
02 — Editorial Thread
Sequencing material into a publication that allows stories to surface slowly and on their own terms.
Tactile fragments suggest a collection still in motion.
03 — Type & Texture
Pairing quiet typography with tactile references that echo the archive’s handmade character.
Public-facing materials welcome new memories in.
04 — Page Studies
Testing spreads, pacing, and pauses to make space for both image and recollection.
Early references locate the project’s point of view.
05 — Material Proof
Refining paper, colour, and production details until the object feels intimate in the hand.
Prototype studies test pace, scale, and material presence.
06 — Published Memory
Bringing the archive into circulation as a publication that invites readers to add their own memories.
Final applications bring the work into public view.