A piece of art by Saule Suleimenova. Image by Selikzhan Kovlanbaev, used with permission.
Photo blogger Serikzhan Kovlanbaev presents [1] [ru] a photo report from a recent exhibition of works by Saule Suleimenova, perhaps the best known contemporary artist in the country. Suleimenova has been described [2] by another blogger as “one of Kazakhstan’s deepest, most interesting and prolific artists”.
The theme of the exhibition is Zhanaozen [3], an oil town in southwestern Kazakhstan where police and riot troops clashed [4] with unarmed protesters in December 2011, killing at least 15 people and injuring nearly 100.