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    "OBJECTS THAT TELL STORIES" EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN TUMO

    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/727395/%E2%80%9Cobjects-that-tell-stories%E2%80%9D-exhibition-to-be-held-in-tumo.html
    14:20, 26 July, 2013

    YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS: Tumo will hold the opening of a group
    exhibition featuring original visual compositions by students in three
    of the premier summer design and communication workshops on July 27. As
    Armenpress was reported by the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies,
    the final component of the exhibit will feature video projections and
    glass case installations of objects collected by students depicting
    the rich history of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Having worked with
    artist Silvina DerMeguerditchian and historians Vahe Tachjian and Elke
    Hartmann- directors of the web-based project Houshamadyan-students
    will visually present the captivating collection of oral histories,
    memory items, and primary stories they gathered in regards to Ottoman
    Armenian life.

    Hacob Khodaverdian's creative photography and object storytelling
    workshop will also be represented with a multi-platform display of
    over 15 student photographs. The exhibit will be a cumulative display
    of the creative photography, lighting, composition, post production,
    and digital techniques explored by the students in the workshop led
    by the award-winning photographer.

    "I am very impressed by the great desire of the Armenian young people
    to learn", - said Narineh Mirzaeian, who has arrived in Armenia from
    Los Angeles to teach the Armenian students design works.

    "Judging from the photos of the students, I can say that the
    achievements they have are great", - noted Hacob Khodaverdian, whose
    mission is to share with the Tumo students his rich experience in
    the photo industry.

    Vahe Tachjian is a historian specializing in the last years of the
    Ottoman Empire and history of the Middle East. He is the author of
    many academic articles and books. Based in Berlin, he is currently
    the Project Director and Chief Editor of the Houshamadyan website.

    Elke Hartmann has studied History and Middle Eastern/Islamic Studies in
    Berlin specializing on Modern Ottoman history. She has done extensive
    research in the Ottoman State Archives, complementing her use of a
    variety of Armenian sources. She is the Chair of the Houshamadyan
    association.

    Silvina Der-Meguerditchian is a visual artist and current Artistic
    Director of the Houshamadyan website project. Her artistic work deals
    with issues of national identity, memory, and the role of minorities
    in society. Her work has a very heterogeneous language (installation,
    video, sound installation, audiowalk, rugs, bi-dimensional image,
    etc.) and has been displayed internationally in respected institutions
    and galleries.

    Hacob Khodaverdian was born in Isfahan, Iran and now lives and
    works in Los Angeles. His photography career started in 1995 after
    graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena CA, where he
    received his Bachelor of Arts in Photography. He has been shooting
    continuously ever since with an emphasis on product and still life
    photography for a variety of clients such as Apple, Nike, Sony, Nestle
    and Taco Bell. Editorially, he has shot for Los Angeles Magazine,
    Outside Magazine and Playboy. He has also been teaching for many
    years, first at UCLA extension and currently at Art Center College
    of Design. Hacob has won numerous awards for his work, most notably
    the Communications Arts Award in 2003.

    Narineh Mirzaeian is a Los Angeles based designer whose work focuses
    on the development of dynamic building technologies integrating
    digital design and advanced fabrication techniques. Through her
    multidisciplinary practice she engages in design work at various scales
    across a broad range of disciplines to study and cultivate works of
    spatial and material interest. Previously she was an Architectural
    Associate at Gehry Partners for eight years where she played a
    key role on numerous projects completed and under construction
    internationally. Prior to her tenure at GP, she was project designer
    at Graft, overseeing the realization of several award winning projects.

    She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University
    of Southern California and a Master of Architecture degree from the
    University of California, Los Angeles where her thesis project, was
    published as part of the L.A. Now series garnering numerous awards,
    including the 2005 P/A Award. She is currently a lecturer at the
    University of California, Los Angeles.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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