ALL MY BICYCLES TP

In this nonlinear graphic memoir,Powerpaola uses bicycles she's owned as a vehicle to explore the world,her relationships,her memories - and herself. 'A bicycle is a machine that you power yourself. You decide where you want to go,' writes cartoonist Powerpaola,as the guiding principle of this graphic memoir. All My Bicycles is a story that never really begins,existing all at once in Paola's memory. The book illustrates Powerpaola's relationships through her many bicycles: in fragments,it takes her back to her great loves and losses,friendships,and disappointments. Powerpaola's memories arrive abruptly and leave just as fast,creating a pathway through herself she can only find in moving forward. In remembering a bicycle,a manhole,an alligator,or a necklace,Powerpaola reflects upon these items in her consciousness without finding a concrete solution. All My Bicycles is a glimpse into how exploring these fleeting tangible moments - of physical objects,of traveling and seeing a new city,of even the end of a relationship - is an exploration of self. POWERPAOLA is a Columbian Ecuadorian cartoonist and illustrator based in Buenos Aires,Argentina. She is the author of the graphic memoir Virus Tropical (2011),which became a movie in 2017 and received critical acclaim worldwide; followed by Por Dentro,(2012),Diario (2013),qp (2014),Todo Va a Estar Bien (2015) and Nos vamos (2016). Her work deals with themes of sexuality,feminism,family,and personal identity. She is a member of the international collective Chicks on Comics.