The third Instant exhibition of émigré art RUBEZH: LIBERTY will take place on August 25−26 in Bishkek. Thе event will start on Friday evening and last until Sunday morning. The venue: within the industrial walls of the PLUR cultural workshop, our key partner.

The exhibition participants will be chosen by an expert commission. All forms of art are welcome: from photography, cinema, and painting to digital art, installations, and electronic music or DJ-sets. The main requirement for participation is to have past or present experience as an emigrant.

The RUBEZH project is a platform supporting emigrant artists, helping them adapt and realize their creative potential, regardless of citizenship or place of residence.

The RUBEZH Instant exhibition series is a pop-up event where we discuss current migration issues without censorship. The events are held in Bishkek and online at rubeeeeeeezh.io. Since its launch in 2022, we have held two exhibitions submitting 75 projects of participants from 11 countries of the world.

That’s it. We can no longer bear this. We are leaving our home in search of a new place that we can call our own. What will we choose?

Freedom or rootlessness?
Belonging or dependence?
Catharsis or hysteria?
Self-control or emotional inhibition?
Right to choose or permissiveness?
Safety or authoritarianism?
Autonomy or isolation?
Sociability or oppression?
Openness to new or recklessness?
Traditions or conservatism?
Conviction or obstinacy?
Tolerance or conformity?

Liberty.
The absolute that we strive for. Is it possible to achieve it?