“Bishkek Lab”

PAPA-Lab Bishkek Kyrgystan took place from 3rd till 17 th of April 2011. The hosting organisation is ArtEast. PAPA-Lab Bishkek worked with a group of their art students. Participating artists are Nellya Dzhamanbaeva, Angelina Mokh,Sapargul Turdubekova, Elena Chigibaeva, Nargiz Chynalieva,Raisat Musaeva, Tatyana Zelenskaja, Samat Mambetshaev, Anastasia Slastnikova, Tatyana Mihnevich, Meka Muratova. This project has been made possible with the kind support of Artscollaboratory. 

Bishkek -  Investigation requested Dear girls who of you lost a panty nearby a beauty salon? Description: It’s long and black. If you recognize it on this photo, call……
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Bishkek -  Boy and girl names (Turat and Gulmira) on the wall of irrigation canal. Guy who wrote it for sure was painting the rails of the bridge and suddenly thought “Hey…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

The childhood is the most careless time, we can walking, sleeping and can be cheerful.…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

How many people go to there work every day, this squirrel comes on my window and waits for breakfast. Her favorite meal are nuts and sunflower seeds. Sometimes she comes…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

It has been decided not to throw away those chairs. Now it is used during break.…
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

A beggar that gains money for the life from collecting glass bottles on the street and bringing them to the place that collect bottles.…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Wherever you look there are pipelines in Bishkek. The gas pipes are all above the ground and form arches where ever you enter the innercourt of housing blocks. This here…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

There was a time when the mechanical code locks had been popular and every entrance of apartment buildings had it. Now it’s prefered to set the electric door intercommunication system…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

Today at sunday I see a lot of men and women carrying babies under their arms. Most of them sleeping. Not this one. In his hand the man holds a…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Spring. Through the snow appears young grass and this old carpet.…
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

An old model of soviet car “Zhiguli”, dismantled for parts, can sometimes develop your imagination. You can always remember a childhood and play, imagining yourself as a driver inside of…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

People, fences, houses, roads are made up of a patchwork. We recognise the traditional patchwork style in the quilts that are aired on early spring days. We see the…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

People use a plastic bottle to stop water getting into the lock. It’s a cheap and convenient solution.…
Anastasia Slastnikova – Bishkek Lab

In past sculptures on the streets were a heritage. But today nobody cares, people have their own (private) problems. The same situation with government that doesn’t pay attention. Life reduced…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

In the 1960s the Soviet government put slogans all over city. This one says do not let your children play with matches.…
Anastasia Slastnikova – Bishkek Lab

Simple approach.…
Anastasia Slastnikova – Bishkek Lab

The poor men is looking for something to eat.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

This is a driver of public transportation called “marshrutka". Drivers as Caesar can do few things in the same time: drive, take money, give change, talk, listen music (and other)…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Specially men squat like this everywhere in public space. Mostly in larger groups and mostly Kirgiz (these men are Russian). Although I do not speak Russian, I could understand the…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

The vine stems lean on the fence,  supporting each other: the vine stems help to keep the fence stable, and the edges of the fence help the vine stems…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

Here is the one of the most famous night clubs in Bishkek. It calls GLOSS. And perfectly shows the way of how young people wants to be look like.…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Everyone looks for his own truth on the way: young or old one, poor or rich. Will the luggage get heavier?…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

Although the men did not want to be pictured they did want to show us their pigeons. I wonder how these people survive the severe winters and the hot summers…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

The public telephone book is omnipresent. Mostly job offers (tele marketing) or courses in English (Hot English). People living in the appartment buildings customize their the balconies. Store things like…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab