Chyngyz Aidarov — artist who works mainly with performance, painting, and graphics, creating critical portraits of the socio-political situation in the post-Soviet world and thus exploring the theme of boundaries, both private and socio-political. Member of the 705 art group, Jönele Emes and Zamanbap Art. Exhibitions include: Spirit Labour (Garage, 2021), Beuys On / Off: Felt, Fat, and Fictions (Goethe-Institut Tokyo, 2021), Double horizon, (Le Fresnoy – Studio national, 2022).

In 2022, Chyngyz Aidarov suffered a severe ischemic stroke that left him unable to read, write, or speak, and caused partial paralysis. He also lives with a chronic genetic condition, antiphospholipid syndrome, requires regular medication, and later developed epilepsy. In 2024, he lost vision in his left eye. Thanks to the support of the artistic community (and beyond) from different countries, he overcome this difficult period and continue his rehabilitation.