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Artist Almagul Menlibayeva is leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to illuminate forgotten histories and cultural traditions through immersive art installations. Her latest piece, ‘Posthuman Matter: The Map of Nomadizing Reimaginings #3,’ melds the tangible beauty of handwoven textiles with cutting-edge AI-augmented video. This evocative work centers around a tapestry map depicting Kazakhstan and its neighboring territories. Each location on the map serves as a portal to a video blending authentic documentary footage with AI-generated visuals. These videos resurrect feminist rituals, nomadic storytelling traditions, and endangered languages, presenting a compelling alternative cartography of Central Asia and its often-overlooked narratives.