Thinking daily about the incomplete shapes of the past and future , of displaced lives lived where they’ve landed, of lush futures of freedom in the mountains and by the sea.
Thinking of the spirit of the snake who guards the home, yet is reviled for it.
thinking you might want to see a performance this friday at @ummamuseum in which i’ll be inhabiting the Serpentine Spirit, Anarad. 3/15 7-10pm
slide 1: snake woman scarf on the stunning @lizfkennedy photo by @nuxtian
slide 2: Midjourney created image envisioning a possible future Armenian landscape, as a rug.
slide 3: My grandmother Marie, pictured in Lebanon, after being displaced from the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem in 1948.
thrilled to announce that the Armenian Creatives volume 2 is now available for preorder!! i have two contributions of note in here with @emma_welty and @hrayr_huh_died ! PS THIS IS THAT ARMENIAN EROTIC GLOSSARY IVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT! many thanks to the publishing team and an ENDLESS thanks to @katieg93 for holding so much space for us during my recent months in NYC. head to armeniancreatives.com/store for your preorders!
Meet Levon Kafafian: a Detroit-based Armenian-American weaver and Envision 2023 finalist. Levon’s work will be on view at the Stamps Gallery until July 29. A conversation with Levon will be held on July 19. @visionsoftransition
To watch the full video and to learn more, head to the link 🔗 in our bio! #umstamps
Feeling so full and incredibly blessed to be held so strongly at home during a week long break from residency…
from an incredible opening at @umstamps with @gparisa and @bakpakdurden
to an unbelievable movement weekend, performing on stage with @tammylakkis at Club Toilet, grilled cheese at @lincolnstreet_artpark , an epic brunch, time with all the amazing babes, a truly hot set by @just_beige and @octoocta , and to top it off dads birthday dinner.
My heart is bursting.
I love you Detroit, never leave me.
hiiiii Thursday June 1st is my show opening at @umstamps gallery with fabulous @gparisa and the inimitable @bakpakdurden
guaranteed good time from 6-8pm!
if not tomorrow you have two months to go see the show! it’s a banger.
@cityisthelimit thank u for always everything, including the first photo!
Posted @withregram • @umstamps Coming soon! Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative opens at the Stamps Gallery on June 1. This program is designed to support the development of contemporary artists living and working in Michigan. For more info, head to the link in our bio! #umstamps@bakpakdurden@visionsoftransition@gparisa
Posted @withregram • @bakpakdurden 🌟Opening Reception for Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative 2023 @umstamps
June 1st, 6-8 pm
Chosen by jurors from 309 applicants; Myself, Levon, and Parisa as finalists, will present our solo exhibitions to be further juried to decide the winner!
You won’t want to miss this!
For more information and to RSVP for the reception, click the link in my bio.
#UMStamps
“There is something known, deeply about the context of this place, that has been passed down to me. There is a knowing of the story of these people, why they are gathered in this location, one of meaning, one that ties me to a place in time i have not been.”
1. My maternal family gathered at the Amarat House in Far Rockaway, that they ran as a bed and breakfast every summer for other Armenians.
2. loving traces of who is whom.
What was once Amarat house is now parking lots.
Time flows, but we carry our (chosen) familial bonds and the stories of their lives with us.
Thanks to Armenian Creatives and @katieg93 for leading a beautiful workshop on photographs, archives and joy.