#jenkiaba

Photographer and cult-survivor @jenkiaba has created the ‘Burdens of a White Dress’ photography series. Here, Jen goes truly inwards into her trauma. She picks apart her memories, feelings and experiences within the cult that shaped more than twenty years of her life, and relives them to help work through the long-lasting effects that The Unification Church has had on her psyche and sense of identity.⁣ ⁣ Featured image: Escaping.⁣ ⁣ Head to Jen's social media pages to see more.⁣ ...⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CKAqdryoQ6G/

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW // Immerse yourself in the dark, surreal imagery of childhood cult survivor @jenkiaba. Discover how she found a way through fear to create, and how she uses art to heal herself and others. Read her powerful story, learn more about her "Burdens of a White Dress" series, and how you can join her at the Conference on Religious Trauma, today on https://ift.tt/1a20IOv [link in our profile] in an article by @talipops_j. "I was born and raised in the Unification Church, a religious group that the media considers to be a primary example of a cult. Most people remember them as the Moonies; they were one of the most feared new religious movements of the 1970s and 1980s, and Rev. Moon a kind of boogie man." - Jen Kiaba. posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CMdFxigFAlw/

As ever, @jenkiaba's mixed media photomanipulations are mystifying and powerful. So much thought and representation goes into each and every piece. Featured: "Queen of the Fireflies" (2019). posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CLBCYOSsbRX/

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW // Born into The Unification Church cult, @jenkiaba was consumed by religious fanaticism. Discover her Burdens of a White Dress series, on view at @sohophotogallery, and how it explores this critical and traumatic time in her life, today on https://ift.tt/1a20IOv [link in our profile] in an interview by @talipops_j. ⁣ .⁣ "My biggest mistake was to assume that I would be allowed to exercise free will. I should have left [the ceremony], I tell myself. I should have simply snuck out of the sweltering ballroom, slipped out of the mansion, and found my way through security to get outside of the compound. Even if I had had to follow the train tracks from Tarrytown back home, I should have left."⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CF0Vns3jXwL/

"Perhaps childhood’s greatest tragedy is what we learn to normalize. In my upbringing, to question what we were taught was to invite Satan and the evil Spirit World into your mind... Some of the most effective brainwashing was what we had been taught to perpetuate upon ourselves."⁣ .⁣ 'My Mind is a Lie' by @jenkiaba.⁣ Learn more about her upbringing within the The Unification Church cult, and how she eventually broke free, in our article on the Beautiful Bizarre website.⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CGG5FnrIhoP/

"Purity" by @jenkiaba is so bold! In fact, her entire Burdons of a White Dress series is worth seeing!⁣ ...⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CIpHdrPIveJ/

Dark, surreal... yet an unmistakable depiction of the rewiring that can happen to a person whether they want it to happen or not.⁣ ⁣ This image, 'Rewiring' by @jenkiaba, is part of her Burdens of a White Dress series which shares her experiences being raised in a cult. See more on her social media page!⁣ ...⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CHt5JNUgN5A/

Loving the ethereal and painterly vibes from this photomanipulation! "Wanderer" by @jenkiaba⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CD0O8wLozu5/