With Munara Abdukakharova, Aïda Adilbek, Chyngyz Aidarov, Aika Akhmetova, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Said Atabekov, Medina Bazargali, Azadbek Bekchanov, Bakhyt Bubikanova, Ulan Djaparov, Saodat Ismailova, Anna Ivanova, Kasiet Jolchu, Daria Kim, Jazgul Madazimova, Yerbossyn Meldibekov, Gulnur Mukazhanova, Nurbol Nurakhmet, Rashid Nurekeyev, Qizlar, Marat Raiymkulov, Sonata Raiymkulova, Alexey Rumyantsev, Zhanel Shakhan, Temur Shardemetov, Ester Sheynfeld and Emil Tilekov.

From 24th October 2024 to 13th April 2025, Fondazione Elpis presents the group show YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia, a vibrant constellation of artistic visions from Central Asia, curated by Dilda Ramazan and Aida Sulova.

YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia is a vibrant constellation of artistic visions from Central Asia curated by Central Asians.

The exhibition presents the works of 27 contemporary artists born in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, featuring a range of media including painting, video, sculpture, photography, textile, site-specific installation as well as performance.
The show's title and thematic frame originate from the eponymous everyday phrase, which literally means marking a presence in various places, streets, cities, and countries. It is often accompanied by the graphic pin that indicates the current location and shows the position and orientation in physical spaces. Metaphorically, You Are Here manifests self-awareness and acknowledgment of one's presence within various levels of existence.
In today's world marked by constant migration, displacement, and the search for a home, the concepts of identity and belonging are of a great importance, securing one's visibility and right to self-placement.

As curators of YOU ARE HERE. Central Asia we encouraged Central Asian artists to detach themselves from the literal map and, without being instrumentalized or exoticized, mark their presence in the ways which resonate with their self-perception, views, memories, feelings, and life experiences. Whether through mental, bodily, spiritual, geographical, metaphysical, or political spaces, all perspectives were embraced in the conception of the show.