15:00 | Presentation

“Baikonur vs Baıqoñyr” — moderated by Kulshat Medeuova

At the presentation of the book “Baikonur vs Baıqoñyr”, its editor Kulshat Medeuova will introduce all contributing authors and speak about the public program accompanying the publication.

Speakers: Anuar Duissenbinov, Ulbolsyn Sandybaeva, Manifa Sarkulova, Leila Baqytova, Zira Nauryzbay, Denis Sivkov, Zhomart Medeuov, Nelly Bekus, Dinara Ryskulbekova

‍15:45 | Lecture

“How Is an Ethnography of Space Possible?”

For anthropologists, the main imperative is “being there” — direct, long-term presence in the field. Fewer than 600 humans have ever been beyond Earth, and none of them were anthropologists. Social scientists are not sent to space. So what do space anthropologists study, and how? What possibilities do they have for conducting ethnography? What methods and perspectives can be used to study outer space?

Speaker: Denis Sivkov

16:45 | Artist Talk

“Space Between Past and Future” — moderated by Ulbolsyn Sandybaeva

Researcher and co-author Ulbolsyn Sandybaeva will discuss artists who “depicted space” and how these artistic visions connect Kazakhstan’s past and future with the cosmodrome.

Speakers: Said Atabekov, Anvar Musrepov, Kulshat Medeuova
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17:40 | Presentation Talk

“On the Projects of Futuristan.lab”

Artist Anvar Musrepov will present the projects of Futuristan.lab, focusing on research into the works of A. G. Tikhov. The session will also include a short video from a residency project in Buenos Aires and a presentation of a catalogue of astrobotanical plants, along with a lichen-and-mushroom soup inspired by Tikhov’s research.

Speaker: Anvar Musrepov

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Said Atabekov, from the series “Cosmodrome Turkestan” (2020)