Day 1:
– Abakan hotel, remembrance of the near past.
– driving under the sunlight towards unexpected rain
– voluble land
– wet monoliths, wet us
– WELCOME, cold wind combs the steppe
– car as shelter, drive back, warm inside, outside cold.
Day 2:
– rain, rain again
– regional museum, timelapse/snapshots
– old wooden houses
– local creamery leads to picnic in the park, the park where Stalin wears a hat for the cold.
– Stroll by the river, whistling vegetables, enjoy joy, play, smell
– Lenin’s old house, outdoor museum, stroll through old “polished”structures.
– eat by the river, loud DJ mutes conversation
– wild flower picking on the road
– sunlight reaching out the hours
– midnight strawberry feast
Day 3:
– local market, berries, a lof of berries
– monoliths over the steppe, was it a buriel ground? was it a war ground? energy charged land inspires body movement.
– dancing over stones, embrace from the earth, Tatiana, Tatiana and Tatiana meditate.
– lonely gas station
– earth roads, remote villages, edge of the Taiga awakening deep curiosity
– picninc in between wild flowers over mosquito soundtrack
– complication, roads are half roads
– arriving next to the river, next to the mountain, wet feet, powerful land, light…
Day 4:
– yoga practice on wet field, pure air
– warm morning tea
– river touching bare skin, feels like vibrant needles, invigorating.
– sacred yurt arrangement, sacred monolith, sacred birch tree, sacred petroglypsh, sacred life, sacred mountain, sacred wedding, shaman’s drum.
– on the road… another sacred stone, another sacred tree, another cow on the road.
– tasting special sweets
– villages, the echoe of a wedding
– finding a guide, the steppe, the monoliths, the wind
– in search of smitana, cheese, bread, very happy stomach
– becomes night in Abakan
Day 5:
– Abakan museum
– market food, beets, carrots, cabbage, balcony lunch
– small roads lead to petroglyphics in the steppe, going uphill, picking herbs
– swimming day, a day to swim
– playing with stones, warm light, berry inspiration
– hiking towards a never found ancient treasure
– sunset
Day 6:
– rynok bolshoi, dried fruits, salad, tea, smitana
– diggesting trip, diggesting ideas, diggesting food
– talk at the institute, share work, share experience, share ideas, lost in translation
– tea with director, tea again, tea, berries and cakes, afternoon light, family house
– Abakan park, enjoyment of water, paddling around, racing with children like children, warmth
– Midnight wine
– goodbye Siberia
– memories
Tatiana Musi