Homeless, Burns Hospital, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
As posted about here, here, and here, Hetq Online staged an exhibition of some of my photos taken during the past year at Yerevan’s Naregatsi Art Institute last week. The exhibition came to an end today, but Hetq has just posted an […]
Berd, Tavoush Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
After already posting an entry about my Hetq Online photo exhibition, Christina has since been to see the show, so to speak, and posted more. There was some TV and newspaper coverage of the event, but this is the only thing on a […]
One of last week’s more pleasant experiences was receiving an ICQ message from Alexander Aslizadyan (Sasha), bassist and founding member of the young but promising local rock band, Sard. Sasha is studying graphic design in Russia and England, so ICQ has been a good way to touch base from time to time, especially about another […]
RFE/RL reported yesterday that Armavia has rejected Russian claims that the crash of one its planes earlier this year was due to pilot error. Almost everybody I’ve spoken to in Armenia about the findings of a special commission to investigate the crash also feels the same.
Russia’s Transport Minister Igor Levitin said on Wednesday that […]
Sasha, Homeless in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2006
I’m told that the Hetq Online Photographic Exhibition at Yerevan’s Naregatsi Art Institute will now be on until 1 August 2006. Previously, it was meant to last only from 24-27 July so now there’s a few more days to go see it. […]
The Basturma Chronicles has a blog with posts on the current Israeli action against Lebanon at http://www.stop-israeli-aggression.org/. Garo (AKA Christian Garbis) over at Notes from Hairenik also has something on how the displacement of hundreds of thousands in Lebanon has been met by the Armenian Government and what effect it might have on Lebanese-Armenians still […]
Given the socio-economic situation in Armenia and the obsession most Armenian women and girls have with South American soap operas that represent a welcome escape from the drudgery of life in a former Soviet and patriarchal society, I’ve often lamented the fact that there has so far been no attempt at creating a local Armenian […]
Vardavar, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
On Sunday it was Vardavar, one of Armenia’s best known holidays that generally revolves around dousing complete strangers foolish enough to take to the streets with water. Unfortunately, because of the Hetq Photo Exhibition I didn’t take any photos this year, but I did […]
Gyumri, Shirak Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Hetq Online 2005
Now that my contract has ended with Hetq Online has finished, we’re holding an exhibition at the Naregatsi Art Institute next week. The venue is located on Yerevan’s Vernisage.
The Naregatsi Art Institute, incorporated in 2002, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving […]
Our Duty To Live, Vanadzor, Lori Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Tufenkian Foundation 2006
Today saw a visit to the Tufenkian Foundation’s Our Duty To Live project in Vanadzor. I previously posted some photos from the Our Duty To Live Center in Yerevan here and here. Anyway, with a sizeable number of families […]
