A manifesto of sexual and spiritual liberation — a visual altar for queerness, presence, and visibility. It celebrates the transcendental truth that we exist at the intersection of past and present, alpha and omega, doctrine and reality. Growing up in Romania, where queer identity was treated as sin, I witnessed a world that sought to erase us, punish us, and deny our right to love openly. This series refuses that erasure.

Drawing on Romanian Orthodox iconography, the project reclaims religious symbolism and transforms it into a celebration of queer bodies, chosen families, and radical self-expression. The images sanctify Birmingham queer artists, turning spaces of shame into spaces of power, ritual, and reverence. Here, the Church no longer dictates worth; the community, the body, and creativity become sacred.

At its core, this is about defiance, joy, and reclamation. It asserts that we will no longer hide, apologize, or shrink. We sit, visible and honored, at the intersection of history and identity, turning tools of oppression into instruments of celebration. This is queer spirituality, made corporeal, electric, and alive.