Artwork Collection

The [Un]Making of a Mankurt: Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Identity.

In The [Un]Making of a Mankurt: Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Identity I explore the notion of losing one’s identity in a colonial space and its residue in the current times. By illustrating an ancient Turkic legend called the Legend of the Mankurt, I am making open-source educational and interactive material.

imperialism postcolonial Post-Soviet mankurt memory decolonizing methodologies.

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The [Un]Making of a Mankurt: Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Identity
The [Un]Making of a Mankurt: Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Identity

Mixed Media

The [Un]Making of a Mankurt: Soviet Legacy and Post-Soviet Identity

This Master of Fine Arts thesis showcase engages with the notion of mankurtism through illustration and interaction with educational elements. This research centers on decolonization as the primary methodology by using Turkic-Kyrgyz mythology and... More

Алиппе? Alippe?
Алиппе? Alippe?

Mixed Media

Алиппе? Alippe?

"Алиппе? Alippe?" is a virtual sculpture that can be viewed through Instagram's filter feature. The sculpture is meant to represent past struggles with constant script changes in Central Asia, and post-Soviet identity politics.

Work by

Ice Baibolova aka. Ice

Digital Media, Print, Illustration, Graphic Design

“My works explore human interaction, societal and cultural issues. Often focusing on those whose voices are unheard, or issues that are often overlooked on the broader scale, I create discourses on...” [More]