“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 -  The boy and girl are in the standing fountain. They are taking pleasure by each other, even don’t paying attention on walking people.…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

Bishkek -  Door is the manhole to the private life. Some people live like in a sewerage, their life is dark and deep. Most of old people, retired in USSR, can’t or…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

A roof was always a place which attracts by its mystery, by something special, being a place where one can dream. And this roof draws attention particularly as it has…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

It is rare situation when you can find somebody writing a letter in the post office. This woman writes a letter to …
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

Translation from Russian in English “We will live here!" Kyrgyzstan experienced 2 revolutions in 10 years. Negative impact on the economy. But we should develop and move in the…
Nargiz Chynalieva – Bishkek Lab

In Soviet period fences, facades and many other things were often decorated with different attributes.…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

There are a lot of night clubs and casinos built in the city recently. Here is a picture of one of them.…
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

Lately the city resembles a big construction site.…
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

There are a lot of different things in the boots of this car. You can find and buy here all that your soul wants. Pay only 10 soms (that’s 2…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Many years ago this man worked in a factory. He was an engineer and people respected him very much. Сircumstance of life has made him beggar. Now he lives on…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

The situation with brain drain is relevant to Kyrgyzstan. So many “gold brains” go abroad in search of a better life…But some part of young “gold” generation is still around…
Nargiz Chynalieva – Bishkek Lab

This woman sells the child’s souvenirs to earn a living.…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

This is restroom in our office. It could be used both by men and women.…
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

I carry with me all my things. The cabin of Women’s trolleybus is very cozy.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab