Syinat Zholdosheva a Batu Bozoglu – presentation

Syinat Zholdosheva - artist, zine curator, graphic designer, PR specialist, co-founder of the Biskek School of ContemporaryArt (BiSCA) and Art Residence of BiSCA “Besh-Kungei".Bishkek School of Contemporary Art (BiSCA) is a self-organized socially engaged collective which collects, encourages and promotes practices, discussions, experiences of art in its various mediums through many actions. The collective is working on the principles of circulation, accumulation, formation of knowledge. It reflects on art and life, creates spaces for exchange, archives social and artistic activities. Our practices contribute to the development of a methodological and theoretical basis and to the recognition of contemporary art as an integral part of the culture of Kyrgyzstan.The 8 people who work at BiSCA have different experiences, areas of interest and activities, but are all united by interest in art and work on the volunteer basis.Since its establishment in 2020, BiSCA has developed several permanent areas of activity: the School of Methodology of Art Research (approaches of knowledge production based on local art practices), the Trash-festival (ecology, polit economy and climate justice), Museums as Public Heritage (participatory museum, art history of Kyrgyzstan, cultural sociology, museums’ memory), the periodical ARALASH-zine (self-archiving and context comprehension), as well as other activities related to art investigation, reflections, production and work with local communities, political and cultural contexts. https://bishci.com/