Diario de una niñez imaginaria

Abstract

The document is an artistic and literary project that explores childhood through a playful, creative, and critical lens. It blends autobiographical elements with fiction to construct a diary narrated by an imaginative child who reflects on his family, school, and social environment through the act of play. The text serves as a vehicle to analyze how play shapes one’s perception of the world, offering a critical view of adulthood and the loss of imagination. It incorporates visual elements such as drawings, collages, and artistic references, transforming the book into a sensory and artistic experience. The diary also functions as a research and creative project within the field of visual arts, where play is not only the subject but also the method. Through anecdotes, fictional characters like Max (an alien friend), toys with distinct personalities, and everyday events, the work reclaims play as a form of knowledge, expression, and resistance. It draws on theories by authors such as Huizinga, Winnicott, Caillois, and Baudelaire, and engages with children’s literature to build an open, interactive, and pedagogical narrative that invites readers to reconnect with their own childhood imagination.