Booth Event – Book Signing: Marcelina Amelia

Mamalia by Marcelina Amelia combines photographs, sketches, texts, and paintings from the beginnings of motherhood. The title plays on “papalia,” the Polish term for souvenirs tied to Catholic iconography, and the English word “mammal,” evoking the body, nurturing, and care. Through intimate fragments, the book explores tenderness, exhaustion, love, and transformation, while reflecting on women’s voices, bodily autonomy, and stories often left unheard. Mamalia is both a personal archive and a subtle reflection on the social and political landscapes shaping maternal experience.

Book signing by Marcelina Amelia presented by Rethinking Eastern Europe