Behind the Commissions. Oyjon Khayrullaeva and her grandmother

Oyjon Khayrullaeva will have a personal conversation with her grandmother, who has kept Bukharian stories and traditions alive. For Oyjon, these stories are closely tied to her artistic work, where each organ she represents carries both personal and cultural meaning.

“My grandmother preserves recipes from the past – herbs, prayers, ancient rituals. In her words dwell forgotten practices of healing meant for both body and soul. Through her voice, I hear the Bukhara that once was – in whispers, in scents, in echoes that grow fainter with time.”