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.