Rustem Skibin - El-Cheber Workshop

A Crimean Tatar ceramicist and artist reviving traditional ornamental compositions in contemporary ceramics.

About this project

Born in 1976 in Samarkand, returned to Crimea in 1996
Developed a signature ceramics technique, "Quru Isar," based on Crimean Tatar calligraphy
After leaving Crimea, opened the El-Cheber workshop in Kyiv; featured on the Homo Faber platform

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In 2021, örnek and the knowledge associated with it were inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
The ornament is used in embroidery, weaving, ceramics, wood carving, jewelry, and glass painting
The project's English-language site tells the history and symbolism of örnek for an international audience

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Born in 1992 to a family of deported Crimean Tatars in Uzbekistan, lives in Kyiv
Works in oil, pastel, acrylic, and graphic art
The "Crimea and Home" series explores inherited identity and roots
Participant in the Artists at Risk program, has exhibited in Berlin and Lithuania

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