No one asked if I was ready; I was simply invited to dance. A dance where madness, pain, joy, darkness, fear, guilt, unpredictability, and wildness continuously exchange dialogues I remain foremost in preserving my own integrity, realizing my own rebellion, my own revolt, and my own freedom with the aim of never betraying myself, my instinct, my intuition and certainly not my womb.

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Crossing the Rubicon (Testosterone Overload) (from series)

The series of photographs explores the polarity between personal introspection during pregnancy, the joyful anticipation of the offspring where the fragility of creative energy transforming into the archetype of the Mother confronts the acceptance of the fetus's intrusion in body. Deconstruction becomes the starting point for automated calibration and composition of the archaeology of personality.

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Alžbeta Kopisová

student, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava

I'm Alžbeta Kopisová, nurtured on the bread of dear my Alma Mater, FAD STU, Department of Design. During the pandemic, I slaughtered pigs in a Norwegian meat factory, cast a few phalluses and made vases for women that never wither or disappoint. Currently, I'm a proud VŠVU student, nourished by my beloved KFANM. Since January 7th, like grandmothers during the war, I have started nursing and became a mother.