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Askhat Akhmedyarov is a Kazakh artist born in 1965 in the Ural region, and currently based in Almaty. He graduated from an art college in Shymkent, studying under the founders of Kyzyl Tractor art group Vitaly Simakov and Moldakul Narymbetov. He participated in several exhibitions of the Shymkent Trans Avant-garde group, but later steered away from the collective and moved to Astana to develop his solo practice. In his artistic practice he uses a variety of different techniques including painting, […]

Umida Akhmedova, a photographer and a filmmaker, was born in 1955 in Tashkent. Since 1980, she has worked as an assistant camera-person in a scientific and documentary films studio in Uzbekistan. In 1986, Akhmedova graduated from the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. After graduation, she started her career as a camerawoman and a filmmaker, and produced dozens of documentary films. Simultaneously, she never parts with her photo camera and often participates in organising different photo exhibitions. Since 2001, […]

705 is an art collective established in Bishkek in 2005, working mainly with street performances. In 2014,705 formed an art platform where various artistic activities, such as experimental plays, lectures, exhibitions, animation courses and workshops, took place. 705 has also become part of Arts Collaboratory’s network starting from 2014. Since 2020, 705 has appeared as a platform for various collaborations between artists and theater makers in Bishkek.

Sudō Reiko is the design director of the internationally renowned Nuno Corporation in Tokyo. Experimenting with various materials from silk to metal, she has been concerned with the recycling and upcycling of textiles and the environmental effect of textile production.

As a diversified social service organisation, Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) has an annual service attendance exceeding 3 million. To fulfil the purpose of ‘Enhancement of Life’, their elderly services serve all, from frail elders who need nursing care, to healthy young olds who seek rewarding retirement. Since 2003, YWCA has been providing continuing education for elderly, to promote active ageing and explore possibilities for the Third Age, while passing wisdom and inspiring experience to the next generation.

Milk Design is a design unit specialised in product design. Its design thinking focuses on studying and exploring how tradition and culture can be interpreted and presented in a modern way, to bring new experience and satisfaction to people today.