why?

am I home?

in and out of situ

sometimes, i wish to find myself away from this island



maybe on a boat...

heading to point nemo


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a different pole of inaccessibility than this one.


away from this island, maybe on a boat...


my island is a boat


away from this boat maybe in the sea
like fish
or birds
or even trees
away from this form
between birds and trees
with roots or wings

rooted and displaced



i want to go home

but home is not here




nor here



why?






bastard

are u?

because i think i might be one.

i want to go home but home is

in and out of situ

Cypriot, b. 2003

Maya Maria Ophilia is an emerging artist and researcher from Nicosia, Cyprus. Maya’s current project explores the concept of mental freedom, mediating polarities and ideologies from both Western and Eastern contexts. Focusing on the divided city of Leukosia/Lefkoşa, she employs urban recording techniques and psychogeographic methodologies. Through this approach, she aims to radically reimagine her city by examining its past (previously shared and now lost heritage), present realities, and possible and "impossible" futures. In her search for an ethnic and cultural identity, she finds herself on the verge of "bastardhood," where ethnic identity transcends borders and embraces a unified front.

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With her city simulation game, Maya aims to further research and develop ways to navigate "bastard" hybrid identities. She seeks to create an inherently decolonial and educational methodology for non-violent resistance in hostile environments, as well as a human rights-based approach to education regarding the Cypriot dispute.