Sleepworks
a multimodal anthropologist and artmaker.
Research, creating digital content and virtual exhibitions, producing digital experiences
Zarina Adambussinova
an independent researcher and anthropologist, and the founder of the MONO blog-platform and digital museum. She has a PhD in Central Asian Studies from Humboldt University of Berlin, where her dissertation explored the phenomenon of dissonance in heritage, which she identified in the City Museum of Kokshetau, Kazakhstan. From 2021 to 2024, Zarina was a postdoctoral fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation in the Department of Anthropology, Technology and International Development at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan. During this time, she led her postdoctoral research project titled “Dealing with Uncertainty: Socio-Economic Survival Strategies of Local Population in former mono-industrial towns in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan”. She is also an associate member of the Center for Anthropological Research on Museums and Heritage (CARMAH) Humboldt University of Berlin.
Research, curating, collecting and the overall management
Akbota Saduakassova
a PhD student in sociology and a member of the Computational Inequalities Research Group at the Center for Collective Learning, Corvinus University in Budapest. Her current research examines collegial networks of scientists in global and national science systems, as well as power relations within academia. She is also a fan of modern art, and she believes that this domain of expression of universal experiences fosters a sense of belonging for everyone.
Communication and outreach, funding and partnership management, legal consultation
Ulan Gabdushev
an IT specialist, independent researcher and public historian.
IT support, cataloging, digitizing digital material and objects
Our volunteers
The Team
Anara Baisbekova
is an undergraduate student majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Urban Planning at American University of Central Asia. She is a city explorer and traveler
Ayim Asankulova
is a student at the Business Administration faculty of the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). She is interested in economic development, governance, and sustainability. She has participated in many projects, including volunteer initiatives, and she is always open to new opportunities.
She is a friendly and sociable person who enjoys learning new things and sharing knowledge. She believes that being part of different initiatives not only helps develop valuable skills but also contributes to the betterment of society.
She is a friendly and sociable person who enjoys learning new things and sharing knowledge. She believes that being part of different initiatives not only helps develop valuable skills but also contributes to the betterment of society.
Stas Dalidchik
an urbanist (MA in Urban Studies, The University of Manchester), researcher at SILK (AUCA) and project manager at UDP Lab. From 2017 to 2023, he led professional development education programs in territorial development and taught at the V.L. Glazychev Department of Territorial Development. He has co-organized several international internships for students in Canada, Brazil, Germany, and Spain. Stas is the co-author of studies on "International Practices in Managing Large Urban Development Projects" and "Assessment of the Current State and Development Prospects of Moscow Districts Using the Example of Yaroslavsky and Troparevo-Nikulino."
Creating digital and interactive city maps and developing research bots in Telegram