Set in various Uzbek landscapes spanning time and place, Ismailova’s films weave a storied tapestry of ancestral folklore, traditional craft and colonial resistance
Pbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 240 pgs / 245 color. | 3/4/2025 | In stock $39.95
Published by Marsilio Arte. Edited with text by Roberta Tenconi. Text by Erika Balsom, Dilda Ramazan, Marcella Lista, Rolando Vázquez.
Uzbek artist Saodat Ismailova (born 1981) is part of the first generation of Central Asian filmmakers following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Her films emphasize long shots that evoke the aesthetics of slow cinema, often combined with archival footage and installed within textile sculptural elements drawn from vernacular traditions, as in the exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, which this volume refers to. Exploring the collective memories of her home region, Ismailova interweaves myths with personal dreams to address social issues such as women's emancipation, identity and the colonial past.
Published by nai010 publishers. Edited by Marente Bloemheuvel. Text by Dina Akhmadeeva, Erica Moukarzel, Yuliya Sorokina, Filipa Ramos, Marian Cousijn.
This is the first book on Uzbekistani filmmaker Saodat Ismailova (born 1981), an important voice in the first generation of post-Soviet Central Asian artists. Her work centers on her native region and contains elements of mysticism while remaining deeply rooted in reality.
Saodat Ismailova: 18000 Worlds