“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. 

Boys toys

Bishkek -  His friends admire the plastic pistol the little boy has. His future job is clear. In the quarter where I live and work there are small houses where people live…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Black metal

Bishkek -  There is a lot of such announcements in Bishkek as this one. It says “I will buy the black metal. Furmanov street, 1-4 “, so if you have some unnecessary…
Samat Mambetshaev – Bishkek Lab

Bench for feet

Bishkek -  Many people prefer to sit on a bench with feet even those whose must keep order and cleanness.…
Raisat Musaeva – Bishkek Lab

Amazon’s trolleybus

Bishkek -  Bishkek is famous with its women trolleybus drivers and men bus drivers.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

Adding colours to a humdrum life

Bishkek -  Sunny color gloves were washed after work and hanged in order to dry in anticipation of the next time!…
Tatyana Mihnevich – Bishkek Lab

beauty salon and english

Bishkek -  Many people want to learn English. And want to look good too.…
Sapargul Turdubekov – Bishkek Lab

Always on a guard

Bishkek -  It is early moning of the 7th april. There are final preparations for the Memorial Day on the main square. Flag was half-mast. Yurts on the number of regions in…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

A man working

Bishkek -  This man earns money by selling a candy floss. People here may look very severely, but most of them are very sweet.…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Attorney General’s office

Bishkek -  Attorney General’s office that was burnt down and totally destroyed after 6 of April riots, 2010 in Bishkek.…
Nellya Dzhamanbaeva – Bishkek Lab

After drinking

Bishkek -  The bottle of beer supports the bottle of maksym. Maksym is the national drink that helps to neutralise the ‘after drink syndrome’. …
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

A kind of social advertisement

Bishkek -  Personal attempt to educate people. The Russian text says ‘Do not dump rubbish here – fine 1000 soms!’ But look under the roof :-)…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab

Artist living opposite the pipeline.

Bishkek -  When this man who lives opposite the pipeline finds seven women with cameras on his yard, he inmediately invites us in. We turn down his invitation in a friendly way…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Advertising is everywhere

Bishkek -  Sometimes we glue ads out of place. Maybe it’s just this case?…
Angelina Mokh – Bishkek Lab

A balcony with red peppers

Bishkek -  It is always interesting how people decorate their balconies and also what they save there. Because of balconies also can tell us some information about the owners of the flats…
Elena Chigibaeva – Bishkek Lab