Dana Iskakova
Photo: Yulo Khan
Dana Iskakova is an artist and cultural practitioner born in 1997 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Her practice mainly focuses on participatory ‘imaginary’ art and explores human perception and imagination. She studied finance at the International IT University and liberal arts at Smolny College. Iskakova is a member of the MATA artist collective and the Artcom Platform Community. In 2023, Iskakova presented the printed magazine on fictional contemporary art called "If" and its first issue, created in collaboration with the MATA collective.
contact: danaiskakova14@gmail.com
instagram: @damaiskakova
Related Projects
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Whose Voice Is This – Archival Findings from Central Asia
March 28-29, 2025 | Goethe-Institut Tashkent, Arsenal on Location
Arsenal's film archive holds around 50 films from Central Asia dating back to the second half of the 20th century and offering a vivid portrayal of the region’s evolving political, cultural, and artistic landscapes. While Soviet-era cinema adhered to dominant ideological narratives, a closer look reveals an undercurrent of loss, resilience, and subtle resistance.
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Chilltan | Winter Chilla
December 25, 2022 - February 5, 2023
On the 19th of December, 2022, we started our Winter Chilla mirroring public programme with a group show in Tashkent.
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Fridzine
2022 | documenta fifteen
fridzine - derived from Fridericianum zine - is a small publication that attempts to find answers to a simple and yet important question: what can we do in a museum?
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Chilltan | Summer Chilla
June 25 - August 5, 2022 | documenta fifteen, Kassel
During the 100 days of documenta fifteen the forty chilltans were introduced to the public via DAVRA collective‘s ongoing research.
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Chilltan: Shapeshifting Eternal Spirits from Central Asia
2022 | documenta fifteen
Chilltans are shape-shifters, fluid sacred spirits that have essentially been present in spiritual traditions in Central Asia. In this publication by DAVRA Collective, research on Chilltans is presented through academic texts, prose, poetry, photographs, illustrations and collages.