Triptych – Hopes wandering the city, 2016 – 2022

Watercolor

Series, 30 x 40 cm, 40 x 50 cm, 30 x 40 cm

The heroes of my works are not fictional characters; they are real people we may encounter on the streets of our city. The women depicted in the paintings (conventionally named Nargiz, Lala, and Zambag) have come to the city from the regions, hoping to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

Lala sews bath mitt and sets out every day to sell them, placing them in various parts of the city. She never imagined that she might sell her bath mitts in front of shopping centers or malls, let alone inside them.

Before being internally displaced, Nargiz worked as a clerk at the regional water supply junction and later at the hotline department. Now, her main concern is ensuring that brooms and other cleaning supplies are delivered on time each week.

The lemons are cultivated and transported to the 8th km market by the villager. Zambag knows the alleys and passages of the central streets better than most locals, thanks to her firsthand knowledge of where to buy the best lemons. She often regrets leaving her technical school behind.