The first exhibition of the Beyond The Silence world tour opens in Kazakhstan

On November 15, the Beyond The Silence exhibition opens in the Egin cultural space (Almaty, Kazakhstan), the first in the project’s world tour. It will feature projects by six authors: Ira Lupu, Mykhaylo Palinchak (Ukraine), Yadykar Ibraimov (Kazakhstan), Fawaz Oyediji (Nigeria), Thomas Dworzak (Germany, Magnum Photos), and Newsha Tavakolian (Iran, Magnum Photos).

The curator of the project and the exhibition in Kazakhstan is Kateryna Radchenko, founder of the Odesa Photo Days Festival, Ukraine. The project is coordinated by Magnum Photos via Editorial director Giulietta Palumbo.

The project coordinator in Kazakhstan is an independent curator Gaukhar Satpayeva.

Beyond The Silence in Kazakhstan

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 exposed global connections between countries and continents, highlighting the extent of their interdependence. Events occurring thousands of kilometres away feel much closer due to their far-reaching impact.

The “Beyond the Silence” project turns to photography in an attempt to find a communication format that can convey genuine stories and show the connections and consequences of actions taken by authorities and individuals across the globe. The artists create a space for shared observation and reflection, looking for answers to pressing questions.

The main goal of the project is to explore the connections between five countries–Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, and Myanmar–by fostering dialogue between photographers and visualising their stories, experiences, and reflections on shared challenges. In Kazakhstan, we present part of the project focusing on two topics:

Territory, exploring ideas of territorial integrity, political boundaries, and identity in Kazakhstan and Ukraine;
Fight/Adaptation, grounded in current events in Nigeria and Ukraine.

“Beyond the Silence” is a collaborative project organised by Magnum Photos in partnership with Odesa Photo Days Festival (Ukraine), Centro de las Artes San Agustín (Mexico), Africa Artists’ Foundation (Nigeria), Vlast (Kazakhstan), and the Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops (Cambodia), with the support of the Open Society Foundations and Ukrainian Institute.

Egin — is a new cultural space created by the public association Eurasian Cultural Alliance team, an organization that has been supporting contemporary art in Kazakhstan for over 13 years.

Beyond The Silence, KZ

Egin Cultural Space

Almaty, Kazakhstan

79 Nurmakova St.

Opening: 15 November 2024, 07:00 PM

Dates and schedule of the exhibition

November 15 – December 8, 2024

Tuesday-Friday 12:00-20:00

Saturday-Sunday 12:00-17:00

Admission is free. Monday is a day off.

Dates and locations of the Beyond The Silence world tour

MEXICO

Opening on December 7, 2024

Duration of the exhibition: 2 months

Location: Oaxaca City, Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Cfmab)

Participants: Sasha Kurmaz (Ukraine) – Daniel Orlando Lara Garcia (Mexico) – Rafal Milach (Poland, Magnum Photos)

NIGERIA

The beginning of 2025

Location: Lagos, MAD House

Participants: Sasha Kurmaz (Ukraine) – Daniel Orlando Lara Garcia (Mexico) – Rafal Milach (Poland, Magnum Photos), Ira Lupu (Ukraine) – Fawaz Oyediji (Nigeria) – Newsha Tavakolian (Iran, Magnum Photos), Daria Svertilova (Ukraine) – Sai ▇▇▇ (Myanmar) – Antoine d’Agata (France, Magnum Photos), Mykhaylo Palinchak (Ukraine) – Yadykar Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) – Thomas Dworzak (Germany, Magnum Photos).

CAMBODIA

February 2025

Location: Angkor Photo Festival & Workshops

Participants: Sasha Kurmaz (Ukraine) – Daniel Orlando Lara Garcia (Mexico) – Rafal Milach (Poland, Magnum Photos), Ira Lupu (Ukraine) – Fawaz Oyediji (Nigeria) – Newsha Tavakolian (Iran, Magnum Photos), Daria Svertilova (Ukraine) – Sai ▇▇▇ (Myanmar) – Antoine d’Agata (France, Magnum Photos), Mykhaylo Palinchak (Ukraine) – Yadykar Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) – Thomas Dworzak (Germany, Magnum Photos).

UKRAINE

March 2024

Location: Lviv, Jam Factory Art Center

The cover features photos from the projects of Mykhaylo Palinchak, Ira Lupu, and Fawaz Oyediji.