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June 22 2013
Exhibit including 10 women photographers opens at Armenian Center for
Contemporary Experimental Art
YEREVAN.- For the first time in the history of Armenia, ten women
photographers unite their vision to present Armenia as they see it now
and to exhibit in a group show supported by the Open Society
Foundations.
`I had the privilege to curate this exhibit and was allowed to enter
their world of mothers, professionals and social activists,' said
Svetlana Bachevanova curator of the mOther Armenia exhibit.
`Women in Armenia still battle to establish a career. Women are still
expected to be full time mothers and housekeepers. But these ten
documentarians broke the rules and found a way to pursue careers and
create powerful bodies of work.'
The photographers include: Mery Aghakhanyan, Sara Anjargolian, Nazik
Armenakyan, Anush Babajanyan, Knar Babayan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Hasmik
Hayrapetyan, Piruza Khalapyan, Inna Mkhitaryan and Nelli Shishmanyan.
The work in this exhibit tells intimate stories of Armenian life from
the perspective of women, revealing aspects of Armenia often ignored.
>From stark black and white photographs of people with disabilities
overcoming obstacles, to rich portraits of nonconformists, and
intimate images of transgenders struggling with finding a place in
society, these woman photographers address social injustice and the
role of women in modern Armenia.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=63438
June 22 2013
Exhibit including 10 women photographers opens at Armenian Center for
Contemporary Experimental Art
YEREVAN.- For the first time in the history of Armenia, ten women
photographers unite their vision to present Armenia as they see it now
and to exhibit in a group show supported by the Open Society
Foundations.
`I had the privilege to curate this exhibit and was allowed to enter
their world of mothers, professionals and social activists,' said
Svetlana Bachevanova curator of the mOther Armenia exhibit.
`Women in Armenia still battle to establish a career. Women are still
expected to be full time mothers and housekeepers. But these ten
documentarians broke the rules and found a way to pursue careers and
create powerful bodies of work.'
The photographers include: Mery Aghakhanyan, Sara Anjargolian, Nazik
Armenakyan, Anush Babajanyan, Knar Babayan, Anahit Hayrapetyan, Hasmik
Hayrapetyan, Piruza Khalapyan, Inna Mkhitaryan and Nelli Shishmanyan.
The work in this exhibit tells intimate stories of Armenian life from
the perspective of women, revealing aspects of Armenia often ignored.
>From stark black and white photographs of people with disabilities
overcoming obstacles, to rich portraits of nonconformists, and
intimate images of transgenders struggling with finding a place in
society, these woman photographers address social injustice and the
role of women in modern Armenia.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=63438