Object, 75х45х40cm., 2017

The punching bag in the form of a woman’s torso is a portrait of female gender socialization and a social climate in which violence is considered the norm and even a sign of love.

Exhibitions:

2025 – Synbagan shyraq, Oylau Space, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2022 – Bad Jokes, Artivist gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2023 – Museu De L’Art Prohibit, Barcelona, Spain

2019 – 11st Feminnale of contemporary art, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2019 – Wanted pavilion, the non-official pavilion of Kazakhstan, Venice, Italy

2019 – Bad Jokes, PlatformA, Astana, Kazakhstan

2018 – Blue Container, Duisburg/Dusseldorf, Germany

2018 – Bread&Roses, Berlin, Germany

2017 – Human rights. 20 years after, Artmeken Gallery,  Almaty, Kazakhstan

The work is part of the collection at the Museu De L’Art Prohibit (gold logo); copies are available at Oylau Space (silver logo). Copies with bronze, copper, white, and red logos are available for exhibitions.