London College of Communication UAL
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: / Photomontage / Writing for the Arts
My location: Bratislava, Slovakia
First Name: Stela
Last Name: Csizmazia
University / College: London College of Communication UAL
Course / Program: BA photography
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: / Photomontage / Writing for the Arts
My Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
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A schism is a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. In Christianity, a schism occurs when a single religious body divides and becomes two separate religious bodies. The project started forming in the summer of 2022 when my partner and I were forcefully separated by her parents because of cultural and religious differences. My partner, as a Muslim woman, was not accepted and allowed to have a romantic relationship with another woman. Forbidden to communicate with each other, I started researching the "gap" between us. The Schism is a long-term project mapping the split between two physical bodies, that caused my own, personal split. The work consists of interdisciplinary works exploring my relationship between god and my estranged partner. Gradually, this work becomes my personal, liberating ritual mapping my religious journey and conversion from Christianity to Islam.