CareForBalkhash
- CareForBalkhash is an initiative aimed at preserving Lake Balkhash and rethinking the relationship between humans and nature through art and research. The project brings together artists and environmentalists, reminding us of the fragility of the ecosystem and the cultural value of Balkhash. In 2025, the team presented the video installation Balqaş Jyry at the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, which combines a feature film and an installation. The film's five chapters explore nomadic knowledge, colonisation and the contemporary reality of Lake Balkhash, giving it a voice and a physicality. Through the movement of water, the breath of the wind and the rhythm of the steppe, Balkhash tells its story – a story of a deep connection between time, nature and man, destroyed by colonialism, industrialisation and ecological violence.
