Each summer in Bayanbulak, the grassland gathers its people. During my field research, I crossed the open steppe and came upon a celebration unfolding beneath the vast sky.

Yet the grassland cannot keep its children. Only the horses remain, faithful companions to a life shaped by silence and wind.

The grassland may seem empty, yet within its vastness, it carries all things: sound, memory, belonging, and the quiet heartbeat of the earth itself.

In the Vastness, All Things, 2023

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