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Dreams of Normal Underwear
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2025
Artist: Maciej Przyłęcki (Polish)
Dimensions:
11 x 17.5cm
Medium: Printed book
Object number: UAC 1163
DescriptionMaciej studied BA Graphic and Media Design at London College of Communication. He says 'This book contains recipes inside, but it is not a cookbook. ‘Dreams of Normal Underwear’ is a memoir of my grandmother’s cooking, inspired by her failed colonoscopy which left her with a stoma and a restrictive diet.
The first chapter is a photographic documentary of her experience in the hospital during the time where she had the stoma put in. The rest of the book focuses on the memories of her cooking through interviews with family members and scans from her old recipe books, as well as scans from the very first cookbook she used to learn how to cook from 1959. The book is held together using an elastic band and is unbound to mimic the aesthetic of her personal notebook where recipes were various recipes and sheets of paper were tucked into an already overflowing notebook.'
The first chapter is a photographic documentary of her experience in the hospital during the time where she had the stoma put in. The rest of the book focuses on the memories of her cooking through interviews with family members and scans from her old recipe books, as well as scans from the very first cookbook she used to learn how to cook from 1959. The book is held together using an elastic band and is unbound to mimic the aesthetic of her personal notebook where recipes were various recipes and sheets of paper were tucked into an already overflowing notebook.'