klaudia curman

THIS COLLECTION EXPLORES THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON WOMEN'S LIVES AND THE WAYS IN WHICH SEXUALITY, FEAR AND BLOODSHED ARE USED AS TOOLS OF POWER AND CONTROL IN TIMES OF CONFLICT, WHICH CAN ALSO BE INTERNAL.
AT THE HEART OF THE CONCEPT IS THE IDEA THAT CHURCH AND STATE HAVE HISTORICALLY COLLABORATED TO CONTROL AND MANIPULATE WOMEN'S BODIES AND VOICES. IN TIMES OF WAR, THIS COLLABORATION OFTEN TAKES ON A NEW DIMENSION, WITH RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY INSTITUTIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO POLICE WOMEN'S SEXUALITY, STIFLE THEIR FREEDOM, AND REINFORCE PATRIARCHAL NORMS.
THE MOTIF OF BLOOD IS KEY TO CREATING A SENSE OF URGENCY AND IMMEDIACY, EMPHASIZING THE HUMAN COST OF WAR AND RELIGIOUS OPPRESSION. THE AIM OF THIS COLLECTION IS TO ENCOURAGE VIEWERS TO CONFRONT THEIR OWN COMPLICITY IN SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THE WAYS IN WHICH RELIGION, SOCIETY AND CULTURE SHAPE OUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN, WAR AND SEXUALITY.