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P.A.P.A.Lab Bishkek Kyrgystan takes place from 3rd till 17 th of April 2011.

The hosting organisation is ArtEast. P.A.P.A.Lab Bishkek will work 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.

Director: Lino Hellings.

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clans

Clans, contemplation and revolution.

How can such peacefull, contemplative people get involved in two recent revolutions (2010 and 2005) and ethnic riots (2010)? I ...

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schism

Sch(ism)

Up to the day of today signs and signals of the Soviet times can be read everywhere in public space. ...

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patchwork

Patchwork

People, fences, houses, roads are made up out of patchwork. We recognize patchwork traditional style in the carpets and bedding ...

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publicterrtories

Public territories

The public telephone book is omnipresent. Mostly job offers (tele marketing) or courses in English (Hot English). People living in ...

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Attorney General’s office

Attorney General's office that was burnt down and totally destroyed after 6 of April riots, 2010 in Bishkek. Nellya Dzhamanbaeva

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Rest in a shadow of trees

This is a usual working day, day time. Man sit on the branches, smell cigaretts and just have a rest. Nellya ...

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Skinny jeans

In the University area there ar all kind of small kiosks like this backery. As everywhere in the world the ...

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Spring in Bishkek

Just to have another view on the city I stroll around the centre of the city on my own. This ...

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The spring set of not-a-cowboy

The spring set of not-a-cowboy

So delicious things that it would be desirable to take them in hands and start working, it is strange that ...

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Adding colours to a humdrum life

Adding colours to a humdrum life

Sunny color gloves were washed after work and hanged in order to dry in anticipation of the next time! Tatiana Mikhnevich

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“Squatting”

In our country both young, middle-aged and old people like to Squatting. Zelenskaya Tatyana.

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“What are you taking the foto of?”

Lately the city resembles a big construction site. Zelenskaya Tatyana.

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“Twisted mirror”

There are a lot of night clubs and casinos built in the city recently. Here is a picture of one ...

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“He is probably drunk”

In Bishkek it is easy to meet drunk people lying on the roadside. Passersby will only help in case the ...

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Lazy

This dog is the watch-dog on the public parking. When we find it, it was so lazy that it even didn't ...

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Love

Boy and girl names (Turat and Gulmira) on the wall of  irrigation canal. Guy who wrote it for sure was ...

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Business woman

Woman that sells different kind of goods (chewing gums, chupa-chups, sunflower seeds, and you can see a big box of ...

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Just motto

It's a sign that says" "To every person in Kyrgyzstan - worthy work and worthy salary! Trade Unions Federation of ...

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Night Club

Here is the one of the most famous night clubs in Bishkek. It calls GLOSS. And perfectly shows the way ...

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Dove

The man who raises doves at his house. This is his hobby. There are a lot of regions in Bishkek ...

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To you

It is rare situation when you can find somebody writing a letter in the post office. This woman writes a ...

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Lonely

Do you remember times when people wrote letters to each other and waited for it for a long time? Today ...

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Samat Mambetshaev

Black metal

There is a lot of such announcements in Bishkek as this one. It says "I will buy the black metal. ...

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Samat Mambetshaev

Metal fever

Some  people usually exchange the metal items for money.  For 1 kilogram you'll get about 4-5 kyrgyz soms.  So don't ...

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luck out

luck out

The childhood is the most careless time, we can walking, sleeping and can be cheerful. Tatiana Mikhnevich

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to bring a joy

to bring a joy

This woman sells the child's souvenirs to earn a living. Tatiana Mikhnevich

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Lino Hellings

The Future globally

The Loft is an industrial building that is recently opened as an art gallery. It also hosts creative industries. Together ...

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The future locally

In a livingroom of one of the Soviet flatbuildings I found this internetshop. The owner doesn't speak English. This boy ...

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personal space

Personal space

This is a driver of public transportation called "marshrutka". Drivers as Caesar can do few things in the same time: ...

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echo of soviet time

Echo of Soviet time

An old building with the signboard of Soviet time which is used as a part of fence. On the signboard ...

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