Chapter 5

PERSPECTIVE

Metamodernist perspective

re-look at the past with a new vision, no longer sad or longing

Working on art activism projects at the moment and in school, less time for painting and drawing, but more traveling and hiking around Tajikistan for trainings and art camps. Photos from these traverses.

“Golden Hour Near Siama River”

Redmi Note 7, May 2020

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From 1998 to 2005, this place was chosen for conducting summer camps for children ages 7 to 12. My mom was involved in organizing them, and took me along each time for 2-3 weeks. We stayed in tents, collected firewood, fetched water from Siama river of melted glaciers. Experienced mountaineers were the adults who looked after us. They cooked, enforced sleep and meal time schedule, and kept us entertained during the day with physical challenges and creative competitions.

Can you see a small creek flowing towards us? This is where we washed dishes after meals.

Do you spot a glimpse of champaign splashes of Siama behind the rocks on the shores? Hidden beast but we are at safe distance.

“Nurek Mirror & Mountains in August”

Redmi Note 7, 2020

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Workshops held in Nurek, individual art therapy with a group of activists,

“Turn to Yagnob in October”

Rebel Nikon, 2019

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Tea & pen

Yagnob people r cool

Snake Lake - Iskanderkul on October Afternoon

Rebel Nikon, 2021

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Another place of childhood exploration - the shores of Iskanderkul. This is a curious area for its a different biome from most of Tajikistan, boggy and forest-y. Pictured is my roommate, somehow perfectly dressed for the specific nature arena on that day.