ALMAGUL MENLIBAYEVA

Almagul Menlibayeva is an artist born in Kazakhstan, who lives and works in Kazakhstan and Berlin.The artist constantly reflects on the themes of innovation and tradition, she is not afraid to talk about current topics through art. Including sustainability. She shows the strength and at the same time the vulnerability of nature, and reminds that we are all a part of it. Almagul creates a poetic mixture of video and performance in a unique setting that combines themes of Islamic cultural tradition and contemporary art, nature, creating a language of so-called "romantic punk shamanism" to present her view of the world around her and cultural history. Menlibayeva's practice is rooted in her education in the Soviet Russian avant-garde school of futurism, which she combines with the nomadic aesthetics of post-Soviet, contemporary Kazakhstan. Berlin Art Link met video artist Almagul Menlibayeva (represented by Priska C. Juschka Fine Art) during the 5th Art Dubai fair in 2011.Using digital photography and printing techniques, Almagul Menlibayeva creates bold metaphors for environmental issues. She reflects on the intersection of tradition and resistance to the language of advertising, as well as the images and clichés of glossy magazines.Almagul Menlibayeva has become an internationally renowned artist, having participated in four Venice Biennales, exhibitions in Milan, Gwangju, Berlin, Paris, London, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Sydney, Turin and Sharjah. Her style is recognizable, distinguished by the originality of thought, compositional solutions, energy and color. In her new works, Almagul, using digital photography and printing technologies, creates bold metaphors on the subject of environmental, social issues and the impact of technology.