Sara Garagnani, MOR – Storia delle mie madri, 2022

Mor is a family fresco that unfolds through the history of four generations of women, between Sweden and Italy. As the events unfold, the author tells how unprocessed trauma can be passed from generation to generation, from mother to daughter, like a witness that passes from hand to hand. Psychological and sometimes physical violence spreads, generating depression, addictions, delusions of perfectionism, obsessions, blackmail, secrets… even generations apart. In the Swedish language “mor” means mother, “mormor” (mother’s mother) grandmother, and so on: the word itself suggests recursiveness.