Seeking Divine Harmony: Uzbek Artisans and their Spaces

UZIN Paper nº 9 (2014)

The Fergana Valley is the cultural and spiritual heart of Central Asia. This fertile terrain has long been the most celebrated epicenter of agriculture, crafts and trade between China and Europe. Its past glory is long since gone, swept away by a couple of centuries of economic and spiritual decline along the Silk Road. Nevertheless, these towns exude a melancholic dignity and an almost surreal, timeworn visage.