Ermina Takenova

Sacred Earth-Water of the Turkic Peoples

Editorial illustrations for an essay by a Kazakh culturologist Zira Nauryzbay for ADAMDAR/CA. The essay explores the topics of mythology and history of the river Irtysh and the general worship of the bodies of water by the Central Asian nomads.

read the essay here (currently available in Kazakh and Russian languages)

Illustrations

Seven Mothers
Steppe Whispers
A Song of Resistance
Lord of the Flies

Editorial

Beyond Trauma | ADAMDAR/CA
Sacred Earth-Water of the Turkic Peoples | ADAMDAR/CA
New civil society in Kazakhstan: Zion and Matrix | ELLE Kazakhstan

Animations

Mankurt
Funny Things We Say
What Fat is For? | Aeon + SAPIENS
Edward Said - Framed: The Politics of Stereotypes in News | Al Jazeera English
How can we build a world where Black lives really matter? | openDemocracy + The Democracy Collaborative

© Ermina Takenova