Imbra Houstovnjak Grgo Petrov

The identity of every community is primarily preserved in their local idioms and tradition. In losing them, we lose our history and authentic identity. Imbra Houstovnjak is an illustrated tale in the Kajkavian language of Marija Bistrica inspired by the local Croatian Slavic mythology. It’s an answer to negative trends of a declining presence of dialects in public, alienation of the young native speakers, and a lack of appealing materials in modern media. It can also be used as an educational tool for encouraging people to preserve local culture. It connects local communities through story and language, and raises the awareness of the dialects in public.

Grgo Petrov

Ivana Škrlec (translation), Ivančica Tomorad

2018

Studij dizajna, Arhitektonski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

17/18

Graduate thesis

Fourth semester

Ivan Doroghy (Mentor)
Tomislav Vlainić, Inja Kavurić Kireta (Komentori)