Labyrinth game 2012

Mongol zurag (Mongolian painting) combines elements of Tibetan Buddhist thangka (scroll) painting, ink painting and the equestrian art of the Liao Dynasty (907–1125). Following the Mongolian Democratic Revolution of 1990, Mongol zurag has been taken up by a new generation of artists who use it to address the contradictions of their lives. 

As economic liberalisation has caused rapid urbanisation in Mongolia, half the country's population now lives in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar. This presents significant social and environmental challenges for a traditionally nomadic people, and Nomin’s gold leaf and collaged paintings allude to these changes. Echoing a Buddhist mandala, Labyrinth game depicts the city’s dense grid of streets as a maze animated by a host of dramatic, comedic and romantic scenarios.