Said Atabekov
Themes and contexts of his four projects at the Central Asian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2011.
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The project Bosphorus Prayer features a woman conducting prayer-like ritual gestures, which reflect ambivalence and uncertainty. A closer look captures the gestures of praying in the movements of her hand, both Islamic and Christian at once - she makes a cross, but her hands are held as Muslims do.
© Stills: Said Atabekov
Themes and contexts of his four projects at the Central Asian Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2011.