CONTRIBUTORS:
Editors of Kazakh and Russian texts: Text and the City
Braille text editor: Parkhat Yussupzhanov
Book design: Étage
Photographs in the book: Nikolay Postnikov, Zarina Gaynulina, Sabina Kuangaliyeva
Graphics in the book: Nurbol Nurakhmet
Film about the book: Rustam Abenov
Photographs: Zarina Gaynulina
Editors of Kazakh and Russian texts: Text and the City
Braille text editor: Parkhat Yussupzhanov
Book design: Étage
Photographs in the book: Nikolay Postnikov, Zarina Gaynulina, Sabina Kuangaliyeva
Graphics in the book: Nurbol Nurakhmet
Film about the book: Rustam Abenov
Photographs: Zarina Gaynulina
Graduated from ACADEMY OF ART in San Francisco with a Master's degree in painting. Teaches courses in artistic composition and painting.
Sabina is a founder and a creative producer of Jungle Bureau. Jungle team is an association of independent professionals involved in creating, curating and support of the local projects in spheres of contemporary art, music and design. She is also a co-founder of Closer contemporary Kazakh music festival.
Co-founder of the #filmphotography app, and one of the founders of the mediahub.asia project. Since 2010 her clients include: Batyr.foundation, U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Kazakhstan, Vlast, Esquire Kazakhstan, Samsung, Etage, Text and the City, Yandex, Philip Morris Kazakhstan, Technodom, Turanga Group and others. She also works with independent Kazakh artists Moldanazar, Orynkhan and others.
The Étage team develops concepts and implements projects in the segment of graphic and product design, photo and video production.
Zhanar Serikpayeva graduated from Rhode Island School of Design majoring in Fine Arts and Typography Summer School in New York. Has employment history in No11 agency in New York, Tank Design in Boston, Experientia in Turin and Saatchi&Saatchi in Moscow.
Darina Baimukhanova graduated from KAZGasa with major in graphic design фтв Wordshop and Conceptual Thinking Course MADS in Moscow. Was employed at Good! agency and Moscow based tomatdesign.
Somerset Karine graduated from CREAPOLE ESDI, École Supérieure d'Art et de Design with major in Product Design and Art Design. Karine's works were exhibited at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Previously she worked for Hilton McConnico for Hermès in Paris and was an Editor in Chief for Elle KZ.
Zhanar Serikpayeva graduated from Rhode Island School of Design majoring in Fine Arts and Typography Summer School in New York. Has employment history in No11 agency in New York, Tank Design in Boston, Experientia in Turin and Saatchi&Saatchi in Moscow.
Darina Baimukhanova graduated from KAZGasa with major in graphic design фтв Wordshop and Conceptual Thinking Course MADS in Moscow. Was employed at Good! agency and Moscow based tomatdesign.
Somerset Karine graduated from CREAPOLE ESDI, École Supérieure d'Art et de Design with major in Product Design and Art Design. Karine's works were exhibited at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Previously she worked for Hilton McConnico for Hermès in Paris and was an Editor in Chief for Elle KZ.
Parkhat is a co-founder of the "Zhiger " Youth organisation for people with disabilities NGO. He graduate from KAUIR&WL, Kazakh Ablai Khan University with major in translation, received a Master's degree in Public Administration from Indiana University, USA and a Master's degree in Human Development from the Graduate Institute of International Relations, Geneva, Switzerland.
He is involved in promoting inclusive education, realising projects in development and implementation of centres for students with disabilities in universities and colleges.
Inclusive Printing House led by Parkhat develops and produces materials in Braille and large print for the blind and visually impaired.
He is involved in promoting inclusive education, realising projects in development and implementation of centres for students with disabilities in universities and colleges.
Inclusive Printing House led by Parkhat develops and produces materials in Braille and large print for the blind and visually impaired.
Text and the City bureau was founded by sisters Alua and Assel Jabassov.
Assel manages the bureau's projects and participates in them as the editor-in-chief. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and worked for many years as an editor for international publications and media. In addition to projects in the office, Assel collaborates with the WHO European Center for Primary Health Care as a communications consultant.
Alua manages financial and legal tasks, and also oversees translations. Alua graduated from the Faculty of Finance at KBTU and Hult Business School in San Francisco. She has experience in various international agencies. Together with Assel and Alua bureau also has a team of editors and translators.
Assel manages the bureau's projects and participates in them as the editor-in-chief. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and worked for many years as an editor for international publications and media. In addition to projects in the office, Assel collaborates with the WHO European Center for Primary Health Care as a communications consultant.
Alua manages financial and legal tasks, and also oversees translations. Alua graduated from the Faculty of Finance at KBTU and Hult Business School in San Francisco. She has experience in various international agencies. Together with Assel and Alua bureau also has a team of editors and translators.
Batyr Live Book
- About the project:In December 2020 we published the book “Batyr Live. Appeal to the Young”, which compiles Batyr’s thoughts and ideas, which he shared at different periods of his life, built into a single monologue about creativity, music and belief in oneself.
The book was published in a limited edition of 500 copies in Kazakh and Russian. A special feature of the publication were the sections of the book, typed in Braille, a relief font designed for blind and visually impaired people to read.
“We wanted to recreate a portrait of Batyr – alive, not indifferent, modern and sensitive, as we, his relatives, remember him. We achieved this through the chosen material presentation – only Batyr’s direct speech is used in the book – for this purpose our team had processed a large number of records, interviews in Kazakh and Russian languages, dipped into archives and collected materials from all over the country”.
- Creation:The book uses archive materials of Batyrkhan Shukenov, his friends and colleagues who collaborated with him during his lifetime – Nikolay Postnikov, Zhanarbek Amankulov and works by contemporary artists and photographers Sabina Kuangaliyeva, Zarina Gainullina and Nurbol Nurakhmet.
“When we got acquainted with the material – everything that Batyr said to TV channels, in programs and texts, we realized that his entire amazing journey was based on a huge faith in himself, constant work and it seemed important to me to address this message to the young – creating and formative”, shares editor Assel Dzhabassova, Text and the City Bureau.
- PUBLICATION:The book “Batyr live. Appeal to the Young” can be found in chain of stores Almatykitap, Meloman-Marwin stores, Knizhniy gorod (Book city), Tselinnyi Bookshop, Asay Jurek, Synesthesia concept store in Almaty and Kidsandhome in the capital. For residents of other cities there is a delivery from online stores www.meloman.kz, www.almatykitap.kz, sentyabr.me
The following is written about “Batyr Live”:
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He believed in the power of music, in change, boyishly believed in love and carried this sincerity to concert venues to confused citizens who at that moment needed his warm songs. "You need to take care of yourself, cultivate a sense of kindness, mercy," he said, and so he felt ....read more
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I think he would be happy with this book. It is built on quotes from Batyrkhan himself, taken from a huge number of interviews that he gave during his lifetime. Very restrained, he did not like to talk about his personal life, shunning rumors, gossip and scandals, Batyr is the same as he was during his lifetime - philosophical, wise, in love with music and creativity...read more
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I'm going to a restaurant where I have an interview with Batyr. He comes on time. Speaks calmly, looks into my eyes. Shakes my hand. The palm is warm. He no longer introduces himself. "I remember you. How is your project? I want to talk to him about simple human things. “I won't ask about your creative plans,” he laughs. "My favorite word is "sabyr", "sabyrlyk""...read more
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I didn't get to talk to him during my lifetime. But it so happened that after his death it was necessary to “talk” with him often. “Talking” happened, highlighting actions in his memory, contacting his close people, family, listening to his song rushing over cities and countries with different voices and different dreams...read more
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