Ksenija Hotic: Interrupted Memory - Food, War, and the Reconstruction of Home
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Ksenija Hotic: Interrupted Memory - Food, War, and the Reconstruction of Home
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Ksenija Hotić’s story is one of displacement, resilience, and the enduring power of food as cultural memory. Forced to flee Bosnia in 1992 as war escalated into genocide, she and her family rebuilt their lives as refugees, carrying with them the emotional weight of loss, rupture, and reinvention. In those years of uncertainty, food became more than sustenance, it became a way to hold onto identity, dignity, and continuity.
Now based between Toronto and Bosnia, Ksenija is an award-winning photographer, food and prop stylist, and writer whose work explores the intersection of memory, migration, and cuisine. After more than a decade working in psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, she transitioned into a creative practice that documents global food cultures and the stories they carry.
Over the past three years, she has returned to Sarajevo to focus on a deeply personal cookbook of culinary memories, tracing the sensory imprints of home. Through Schnitzel & Stories, Ksenija reflects on how cooking becomes an act of resilience, a way to rebuild belonging, and a powerful tool for connection across cultures shaped by displacement.