audio installation & performance
The Mother Tongue
The Mother Tongue was born out of search for the beings who are physically invisible, but are spiritually present in our lives. We connect to them through memories, emotions, the sense of smell, tactility, intuition. We searched for them through sounds. The sound of stories found in the clashes of the giant machine called industry, borders, politics, system. We explored the rhythm of clash and how it dances through the stories of factory workers - the rhythm of survival, the rhythm between birth and death, the rhythm of loss, love and finding happiness in between. This is the rhythm of her native tongue - the language she speaks every day.
 The Mother TongueThe work consists of performance and audio work collaged based on the stories of the factory workers in Kyrgyzstan. Created in collaboration with Saodat Ismailova as part of her participation Documenta 15 (2022), Kassel - Germany. Performer: Dilda Ramazan. |
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 Performer: Madina Zholdybek, 2022 |  Toshoks - traditional mattresses used in Central Asia. |  Performer: Aida Adilbek, 2022 |
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 Performer: Dilda Ramazan, 2022 |
I collaborated closely with sewing factory workers in producing "The Mother Tongue" and "Mons Pubis Veneris." These projects emerged from our interactions within production facilities that specialize in the manufacturing of clothes for export. During these collaborations, I had recorded workers' singing, humming, storytelling, and the sounds of the production and sewing process, as well as the surrounding environment. These interactions served as the foundation for an audio collage that reflects the vibrant tapestry of their daily lives. Additionally, to contrast the auditory chaos of the world, the visual component of the artwork features a performance with a sleeping woman. Thematically, The Mother Tongue builds upon my previous installation, "The Red Line" from 2018, which paid a tribute to migrants who tragically lost their lives far away from their homes and families. In The Mother Tongue the events have turned into her dreams, thoughts and memories which live behind the sleeping body.