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Visual artist, cultural producer, and designer Júlia Steffen launches her book, "Children of Violence," on Thursday, November 13th, at 19 PM. Badesc Cultural Foundation. Entrance is free.
The publication brings together ten fictional short stories created from interviews with people who grew up under the impact of domestic violence suffered by their mothers. One of the accounts is that of Maria Abdalla, daughter of teacher Alessandra Abdalla, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the Tapera neighborhood of Florianópolis. The book features digital illustrations made from keywords from the interviews and has a team composed exclusively of women: Maria Luiza Amorim in design and Sabrina Zanon in editing. The work has 172 pages in pocket format and will be distributed free of charge on the day of its launch.
This is Júlia's first physical book, who previously organized the digital project "100 women – 5 questions", launched in 2022 as a result of an award from the Aldir Blanc Grant. The author has already been awarded by several cultural grants, such as Aldir Blanc (2021), Elisabete Anderle (2022), Paulo Gustavo Cultural Merit (2023) and Circuito Catarinense de Cultura (2024), the latter being responsible for making the book possible.
Originally from Ribeirão da Ilha, Júlia is 29 years old, holds a master's degree in Design from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and a bachelor's degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Encouraged to read and write since childhood, she develops her literary work as an extension of her artistic research on gender violence, which began in 2018.
Start: 13/11/2025 19:00
End: 13/11/2025 21:00
Values: free admission.
