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Портрет Ара Чалым

Ара Чалым

Linguist, illustrator and author of Russian-Turkish origin

She graduated from the Moscow State Linguistic University (Russia) and studied at the University of Bologna (Italy). Her work intersects literature, visual art, and linguistic studies. Her practice explores themes of migration, gender, patriarchy, feminism, postcolonialism, and necropolitics, as well as human interactions with the environment. She currently researches whistled languages, particularly Turkish kuş dili ("bird language"), combining linguistic fieldwork with creative writing and visual art. In 2026, she participated in the Stories of Migration artist-in-residence, organized with the support of the European Cultural Foundation.

Портрет Артём Слёта

Артём Слёта

Сооснователь библиотеки и издательства trcman. Независимый исследователь, куратор культурных и образовательных проектов. Специализируется на взаимодействии локальных культур и глобальных процессов; темах национализма и культурного многообразия, миграции и колониальности, мусульманских (со)обществах. Живет в Астане.

Портрет Алексей Улько

Алексей Улько

Art critic, cultural scholar, and director from Samarkand

Specializing in contemporary Central Asian art, linguistics, decolonial theory, and esoteric studies. He is a member of the Association of Art Critics, the Art History Association, and the European Society for Central Asian Studies. With thirty years of experience in education and project management, Alexey is the author of dozens of articles and experimental films. He develops critical initiatives and heads the Amateur Cinema Association of Uzbekistan.

Портрет Мария Бобова

Мария Бобова

Отраслевой журналист с семилетним опытом и гик (фанат популярной культуры) до мозга костей. Педант и инфантил в одном лице. С удовольствием и полным погружением переключаюсь с изучения особенностей различных производств на разборы сюжетов книг, мультфильмов и кино. Интерес к теме и желание ее раскрыть — уже половина успеха.

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