Josipa Boźić
Born in Split, Croatia in 1972.
Biography
Spinčićeva ulica, Split, Croatia
My father is the only person who is pleased that I am born a girl
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 2, I am surrounded by the god-fearing aunts of my father and my mother who cheats on him
Obala 2, Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 4, I want to become a priest and don’t feel at home in the girls’ world
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 6, I am ashamed of my drinking father, who calls my mother a slut and a whore
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 12, I run away and live a normal live with my aunt
Obala 3, Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 14, I have to return home and am unable to concentrate at school
Vinogradska cesta, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 14, my father is admitted to hospital and I blame my mother for it
Ulica Eugena Kumičića, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 15, I am loitering in the streets, steal things, start drinking and take my aunts’ tranquillisers
Ulica Silvija Strahimira Kranjčevića, Split, Croatia
At age 16, I leave school and get a job. The court threatens to have me forcibly admitted to a reform home
Vinogradska cesta, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 17, I feel sorry for my relapsed, sick father
Spinčićeva ulica, Split, Croatia
At age 20, my little sister, who I cared for like she was my own child, dies of meningitis at 8 months old
Pupnatska Luka, Croatia
At age 20, my mother sinks into a deep depression and we are all devastated
Mannheim, Germany
At age 22, I am addicted to alcohol and my mother sends me to my aunt in Germany
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 23, I try to keep my friends on the island away from drugs
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 25, I fall in love with a boy from the drug scene
Obala Franje Tuđmana, Korčula, Croatia
At age 25, both my boyfriend and I share our feelings of loneliness and isolation via mail, while he is in detention
Osječka ulica, Požega, Croatia
At age 27, we deal marijuana, are convicted and I am shocked by the prison system
Vela Luka, Croatia
At age 29, I am released from prison, use heroin and deal drugs
Smokvica, Croatia
At age 30, my life consists of heroin, depression, blame, endless loneliness, chaos and sense of connectedness with my boyfriend
León, Spanje
At age 31, we are sent to a drugs rehab commune in Spain and my mother threatens to report me to the police if I quit treatment
Ulica Josipa Roglića, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 31, my psychological dependency on cocaine is stronger than the physical dependency on heroin
Osječka ulica, Požega, Croatia
At age 36, I am treated for my hepatitis C in prison
Osječka ulica, Požega, Croatia
At age 36, I am in detention for the 4th time, await another conviction and fear life with or without drugs, sickness, isolation and freedom
Related spaces
The conceptual architecture of TBDWBAJ is based on the investigation of various social spaces, isolated space, cultural space, public space and virtual space. Each of these rooms describes a phase of the project and takes on a different perspective.