Com amor, Flora: um fotolivro sobre memória, saudade e tudo que ainda floresce

Abstract

This Final Graduation Project consists of the development of an affective and experimental photobook that investigates memory, affection, and mourning through the story of my maternal grandmother, Maria Flora. The project brings together photography, objects, family accounts, and visual fragments as ways of activating affective memory, understanding it as a non-linear, sensitive process in constant transformation. The research is grounded in theoretical references on memory, nostalgia, domestic photography, and grief, combined with a methodology based on a field journal, conversation with family members, and the curation of personal archives. As a result, the final product proposes a non-traditional format: a set of loose materials organized in a memory box, allowing for multiple readings and narratives. The project seeks to reflect on the preservation of family memory and the role of visual language as a form of care, tribute, and resistance to forgetting.