The MAJIC project, funded by the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’Homme, aims to explore the links between the arts, memorieies and social justice in Central Asia, by fostering dialogue between researchers engaged in artistic practice and artists from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. Over the past decades, artistic practices in the region have become a key forum for reflection on social inequalities, marginalised memories and the future of social justice.
Launched in January 2026, this three-year project is build around three key areas:
- Artists, memory and the imagination;
- The arts and social movements;
- International mobility and exchanges between academic research and artistic creation.
MAJIC aims to strengthen the links between the artistic and academic worlds by:
- Promoting knowledge derived from artistic practices (music, visual arts, literature, performance);
- Diversifying the forms and methods of disseminating academic knowledge;
- Creating spaces for collective reflection on social justice, bringing together artists, researchers and cultural mediators.
Institutional partners of the MAJIC project:
- Foundation Maison des sciences de l’Homme (FMSH)
- Gapar Aitiev National Museum of Fine Arts of Kyrgyzstan
- Central Asian Museum of Feminist and Queer Art (MoFA+)
- Franco-German Cultural Institute of Bishkek
- French Institute for Central Asian Studies (IFEAC)
- University of Central Asia (UCA)
- American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
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