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My Winter Break in Mongolia: ‘The Brave Ones’
My winter break in Mongolia was fast-paced, thrilling, eye-opening and humbling at times. You might wonder why did I go to Mongolia during winter. Obviously, I could have easily stayed in Leeds and waited for a spring to come. No, I needed to feel the freezing temperature of the Mongolian winter yet again, after a … Continue reading
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Islington Mill Studios, Oct 2011. Photograph by T. Tsegmid First I heard about Islington Mill from Paulette Brien and Laurence Lane, Curators and Directors of The International 3 Gallery. According to them, Islington Mill is this amazing creative space for artists, curators and musicians. They were right. As part of the Asia Triennial II, a … Continue reading
Last week, I visited Manchester Museum’s Archery collection along with Enkhbold Togmidshiirev (Artist), Paulette Brien (Curator and Director of International3 Gallery) guided by Stephen Terence Welsh, Curator of Living Cultures and Anna Bunney, Curator of Public Programmes. Wendy Hodkinson, Honorary Curator of Archery kindly agreed to welcome us and show the selection of bows and … Continue reading
I’ve been ‘in hiding’ ‘for the last year in order to concentrate on my PhD completion. Now I am back! I will be more visible from now on. Many more exciting projects are on the way and I will post more information about them shortly. By the way, I will be attending Asia Triennial: Manchester … Continue reading
‘Detective and his daughter’, a still image from the video, 2007-8 Watch the video on clicking here. Detective and his daughter (2007-8) A video piece, 8.32 min Room was only small but very plain. There were two Russian styled and steel bodied beds located against each other and a huge rectangular window looking down to … Continue reading
Published Date: 09 April 2010′ http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Art-In-Unusual-Places-Empty.6215855.jp A change of art’ by Rod McPhee Arts Editor Rod McPhee took a look at how Leeds’s increasing number of empty shops are being filled with eye catching exhibitions. As curator and project manager, Yvonne Carmichael has spent the last six months organising what must be Leeds’s most unconventional … Continue reading
IDEA STAGE Unlike many of my other carefully planned projects, ‘Mama’s Garden: words of love’ has multiple layers which are hard to be understood as coherent. However, there are couple of clear stages of the project. – 15th Jan 2010. I’ve found the project idea. – February 2010. Whole February has been spent on obsessing … Continue reading
I am pleased to announce that The Light in Leeds has been confirmed as a host location of the proposed project. Before I continue, I would like to thank Brian Oakley, The General Manager of the Light Leeds and his colleagues in advance for allowing me to work flexibly in the space and being understanding … Continue reading
Dear All, I have a great news! Recently, I’ve applied to be part of a scheme called ‘Art in Unusual Spaces‘ in order to host my site-specific installation and performance. My application has been successful and now I am in contact with co-ordinators of the scheme. Hopefully, I will find out more details about the … Continue reading
Miss you Mama! Ээж ээ, таныгаа санаж байна!, self-portraits, digital photography, 2010 Dear All, I am proposing a new public art piece which you might find interesting. As you can gather from the title, the piece is about mother. Yes, it is not that challenging and shocking contemporary art works you encounter too often. The … Continue reading
Image 3. BAYARSANAA SODNOM and CHIMID BALJIN. The photograph is held in my family archive. According to my mother, the photograph taken in Ulaanbaatar (The capital city of Mongolia) around 1962-63. A great-grandmother (mong. Buurai eej) Before I start talking about my step-great-grandmother, I need to explain number of terms which might be unique to … Continue reading
Image 2. TSERENDULAM YONDONJAMTS (in the middle). The exact date and the name of a photographer are unknown. The photograph is sourced from Mongolia through private contacts. A choreographer Tserendulam Yondonjamts (b. 1916) is a dancer turned choreographer who have been instrumental in the development of art of choreography in Mongolia. She has become a … Continue reading
Image 1. ICHINKHORLOO DASHZEVEG. The exact date and the name of a photographer are unknown.The photograph is sourced from Mongolia through private contacts. MONGOLIAN FEMALE ICONS SERIES 1: Ichinkhorloo Dashzeveg This series will introduce six Mongolian women, who I think are Mongolian female icons. The selection method is based on oral history passed down from … Continue reading
