101roses

101 roses

Paintings by Dinara Zhumazhan

Music soundtrack by Jimmie 

Early 2000s tradition widespread in ex-soviet union countries. A man would present a girl with 101 roses to demonstrate his affection. Preferably in a Gelendvagen (Mercedes G-class).

Although many years have passed, the tradition is still practiced in Kazakhstan and many ex-soviet countries.

Intensity, love, war, wildness, absurd, soviet past, corruption, protests, fights, dignity, humiliation, weapons, glory, power...

These are the highly flammable elements that trigger Dinara's painting. Imagine your motherland was colonized, and you speak a foreign language. While your culture's rituals might seem degrading and unsightly, exploring the world can be challenging when it comes to learning about new societies. You might even feel hate towards yourself if you don't know who you are. However, if hate is not destructive it may lead to a healing point. It is Dinara's ability to recognize the dark and weak sides of ourselves, the desire to fight and the desire to control, that finds expression through the painting's series "Black dog" and "Säwle".

The painting of Dinara accompanied by the soundtrack of Jimmie exposes a sort of multicultural way of approaching lifestyle and one's own identity.

After a psychological breakdown during the second Lockdown, Jimmie's Djing path begins. By bringing different genres together in her mixes, she expresses her inner identity struggle, yet she commits to the public, providing a soundtrack for a personal journey. The work she engages in the music may be strongly influenced by life episodes and encounters, which may impact her creativity.

As a brand-new artist, Jimmie is sharing her personal journey outside the box of a music venue.

Dinara and Jimmie's collaboration for this event calls for temporary camouflage in identity.

For the event, red, black, and leopard are preferred dress codes.