This project focused on the creation of art to express religious identity in a collaborative space which was designed to slowly build comfort and trust between participants allowing for natural free-flowing dialogue and learning about the other participants’ religions while building lasting friendships between the participants. The project took place over five separate meetings over the course of three months and saw participation from twenty Muslims and Jews living in Warsaw.
The project began with an icebreaker meeting to establish familiarity between the participants, two ceramics workshops followed this to allow the participants to create pottery inspired by Andalusian art styles symbolising coexistence between Jews and Muslims. The next meeting was both a cooking workshop, designed to showcase cuisine from Jewish and Muslim cultures, and an art exhibition allowing members of the local community to see the works of art produced by the participants. The project concluded with a day long trip to Łódź and a ceremonial final dinner to cement the interpersonal relationships built over the course of the project.
