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Journeys of perception Alter/Native realities of modern Mongolia Invasion Letter to East Turkestan Dodeskaden Women & ways Old airport: my personal homeland Maïdyñ ïisin shyğаru Tasting ethnic politics along roadsides Nomadtitude Speed bump Identifying a leader Epic failure Anthropology & Art Catalog Trail A dream in Shambala Way to Rome
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Trail Epic failure A dream of Shambala Journeys of perception Dodeskaden Old airport: my personal homeland Alter/Native realities of modern Mongolia Tasting ethnic politics along roadsides The way to Rome Identifying a leader Nomadtitude Maïdyñ ïisin shyğаru Speed bump Letter to East Turkestan Catalog Anthropology & Art Invasion Women & ways

Identifying a leader

“Identifying a leader” is a short study about people and feelings. When I was a kid, going outside in winter and seeing someone’s footprints made me feel better and I tried to walk straight ahead so I wouldn’t end up knee-deep in snow, these well-trodden paths made me feel safe and I never thought about being in the wrong place, I always knew that they would take me exactly where I was supposed to be. And then on my way back from school and seeing that barely visible dotted line turn into a thick black line, I felt like I had made the right choice. Occasionally someone would stray off the road, and their narrow path would seem incongruous and out of place.

Sonata Rayimkulova

Born in 1996 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Rayimkulova works in black-and-white graphics, sculpture and animation. She was a member of Group 705.

“I am interested not only in drawing, but also in animation and sculpture. They let me enter into a kind of dialogue with the outside world, to broadcast experiences, and to reflect on what is happening. Therefore, I am interested in topics related to the formation of a person, their existence and interaction not only with society, but also with the space in which they live. Also how we work with our memories.””