Vana Knez
Born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1981.
Biography
Ulica Ivana Gorana Kovačića, Čakovec, Croatia
When I am born I am happy to be alive
Globetka ulica, Čakovec, Croatia
At 9 months old, my uncle saves me from death and loses his own life
Ulica bana Josipa Jelačića, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 2, my alcoholic father regularly hits my mother, who is constantly accusative
Putjane ulica, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 3, my parents get divorced and I am tormented by my mother’s lover
Ulica Ivana Gorana Kovačića, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 6, my father beats my mother so hard she ends up in hospital and I am glad that my parents are back together and that we move to the family’s countryside commune
Ulica Vladimira Nazora, Mursko Središće, Croatia
At age 9, we move to the city and I hit the boys who tease me at school
Čakovec, Croatia
At age 10, I identify with the love story of Christiane F.
Kalnička ulica, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 11, my drunk father accuses me of my uncle’s death
Zagrebačka ulica, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 12, I drink and smoke dope
Ulica Zrinsko Frankopanska, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 13, the boy I look up to rapes me
Trg Pape Ivana Pavla II, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 14, I am happy and doing well at school by using heroin
Carinarski odvojak, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 15, I am in love with a man who is eighteen years older and we each keep our drug addiction a secret from the other
Zeleni trg, Zagreb, Croatia
At age 16, my parents report me to the police and forbid me to go on with the relationship
Ulica Jakova Gotovca, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 17, I am in a depression and deal heroin to provide for my own use
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At age 19, my father reports me to the police and I am sentenced to prison
Lička ulica, Split, Croatia
At age 21, I am released and start dealing drugs on a large scale
Putjane ulica, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 22, I meet my husband and introduce him to the drugs scene
Prvomajska ulica, Nedelišće, Croatia
At age 23, I hope for the beneficial effects of the shaman plant Ibogaine to help me have a child while being clean
Ulica Ivana Gorana Kovačića, Čakovec, Croatia
At age 25, my daughter is born and my husband is imprisoned
Ulica Zrinsko Frankopanska, Čakovec, Croatia
From age 25, my single father assists me in my drug dealing and I pay him a salary
Osječka ulica, Požega, Croatia
At age 26, my father claims part of the responsibility for my possession of drugs, as a result of which my sentence is reduced
Osječka ulica, Požega, Croatia
At age 27, I am clean and live from day to day
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.