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Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art
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Exhibition: Saodat Ismailova
8 Nov 2025 – 7 June 2026
Working between Paris and Tashkent, Ismailova came of age in the post-Soviet era Uzbekistan. Her work interweaves rituals, myths and dreams within the tapestry of everyday life.
Her films investigate the historically complex and layered culture of Central Asia. Frequently based around oral stories in which women are the lead protagonists, and exploring systems of knowledge suppressed by globalised modernity, these consciousness expanding works hover between visible and invisible worlds.
Spanning film, sound, installation and sculpture, Ismailova often uses archival footage alongside striking iconography and hypnotic narratives that trace the loss marked by successive regime change to the spiritual memory of the region, and the impact of human activity on the environment.
