Askhat Akhmedyarov: "What are you working on right now?"

Askhat Akhmedyarov: "What are you working on right now?"  “I've been  doing contemporary art since the 1990's. And, currently, I'm using  various means, media, especially. So, it is a form of action art,  activism, if you will, which includes photography and video. Graphic  arts are also quite important in my work. And then, for visual purposes,  I use fire a lot. So, fire is a visual component of my artwork...” Askhat  Akhmedyarov belongs to a group of activists in Kazakhstan who are  working to protect a reservoir from destruction. Dressed in traditional  Kazakh clothes and playing traditional Kazakh instruments, they face off  with bulldozers and construction crews.Their organization is called SOS  Taldykol, and they post frequently on Instagram and Facebook, updating  followers on events, which include walks around the lake, birdwatching  outings, yoga sessions, and ice skating, as well as Zoom discussions  with scientists who have researched the reservoir’s ecosystem and  community clean-ups of the lake’s coast. https://www.instagram.com/askhatakhmediyarov/