Tikenek

As a photographer from Kazakhstan, for the last few years I’ve been observing the disasters that are happening in the country. One of the topics that relates to social cataclysm, and which worries me more and more, is related to the position of girls in Kazakh society.

For me, cataclysm is not necessarily a negative thing. This is also an important phase after which things can get better.

It seems to me that many girls in Kazakhstan are waiting for this revolution in order to feel like themselves, to be confident and not to be afraid of anything.

In a photo project called Tikenek, we wanted to show the image of a girl through a strong but delicate floral image. Tikenek means thorns. Many girls have to grow thorns to feel like themselves.