Stories Entrusted
by Zam Abassanova
Projects
My imagination and interests have no boundary. You say "sky is the limit", I say, not even that. It is hard sometimes to explain what I do. Am I an artist, a journalist, a writer or what? Some say this is psycho-ambivalence and I say this is normality of a human who has only one life to fit everything that she wants to be. My career is a celebration of life. Nothing mundane, nothing linear, nothing subtle. It is a festival of colours, patterns, fabulously diverse human lives. And the best part is, I do not keep it all to myself, but share with you all.
Art
For me, art is the reflection of my feelings, emotions, and thoughts. That is how I understand the world around me and the galaxy inside of me. Although I have not received any art education, art, especially drawing, painting, sculpting, sawing have been a domain I have repeatedly used in my storytelling.
Writings
Currently, I am working on two books and a play.
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Book One, is an epic memoir with the gist of imagination from my childhood called "Dragonfly Kids".
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Book Two is a fantasy novel about a woman who has lost her sense of reality. Called Two Lives of Mary Walker, the book is about a tragic life of a woman.
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A play called Famine or Feast is a fantasy about four horsemen being sent from Heaven to end the world and their adventures on Earth.
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If you would like to read excerpts from the novels, please, follow the Blog.
Healthy Indigenius
Together with my partner Aytakin Askerova, we have been cooking this project for a long time. Indigeous herself, Aytakin wanted to create a platform for sharing stories of indigenous communities accross the world. Her passion for working with indegenous activists and my passion for herbalism brought us together under this title. Currently, we are working on a cookbook by indigeous activists as well as a book on women's health care. She is an MD and I am a storyteller. We believe, we have something fascinating to share with the world.