{"id":8326,"date":"2026-04-06T14:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photo.dmjx.dk\/?p=8326"},"modified":"2026-06-08T15:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:09:00","slug":"roger-anis-exhibited-personal-project-at-rotterdam-photo-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photo.dmjx.dk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/roger-anis-exhibited-personal-project-at-rotterdam-photo-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Anis exhibited personal project at Rotterdam Photo Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2015, during his study at DMJX, Roger Anis<\/a> made the personal project A Blessed Marriage<\/em>. Now, he and his former wife have collaborated on a development of the project with the new title A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce<\/em>. This new project has been exhibited at Rotterdam Photo Festival<\/a> from March 25 to 29, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo from the exhibition of A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce by Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis write about the project:

Ten years ago, we got married in Egypt,\u00a0a Catholic marriage between two Christians. Like many couples, we married partly under social pressure, but also because we wanted the chance to live a normal life together in a society where relationships outside marriage are closely watched and judged.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before our wedding in 2015, we collaborated on a project called A Blessed Marriage, exploring how society sees couples as inevitable brides and grooms. At the time, people often joked with us: \u201cBut you are Christians\u2026 divorce is impossible, right?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, we decided to separate. Yet the real challenge was not the separation itself, but how to legally divorce. In Egypt, there is no civil marriage; marriage and divorce are governed by religious institutions. Whether Muslim or Christian, couples must go through their religious authorities. For Christians, divorce is extremely restricted, leaving many couples trapped in unhappy or even violent marriages.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our journey lasted five exhausting years and three legal attempts. Finally, on May 14, 2025, by coincidence, the same date as our wedding, a court granted our divorce under Islamic law.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Arabic, two words translate into \u201cLove\u201d: Hubb and Mahaba. \u201cHubb\u201d is romantic love, which can fade. \u201cMahaba\u201d is deeper, a love rooted in compassion and care.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our romantic love ended, but \u201cMahaba\u201d remained.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story is not only ours. It echoes the lives of thousands of Christian families in Egypt living with the weight of marriages they cannot legally leave.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the new project and the exhibition, Karoline and Roger have produced a video with themselves as characters.<\/em> Photo from the exhibition of A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce by Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A reflection of the video in one the exhibited images from Karoline and Roger’s first project A Blessed Marriage.<\/em> Photo from the exhibition of A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce by Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The couple’s wedding clothes as part of the exhibition installation.<\/em> Photo from the exhibition of A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce by Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce was exhibited in a container at Rotterdam Photo Festival from March 25 to 29, 2026.<\/em> Photo from the exhibition of A Blessed Marriage \/ Divorce by Karoline Kamal and Roger Anis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Roger Anis studied at DMJX in 2015, where he graduated both Photo 1 and 2. After this, he obtained a Master\u2019s degree from the Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) in den Hague, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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