Omschrijving
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.