{"id":33069,"date":"2022-06-03T16:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=33069"},"modified":"2022-06-17T08:56:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T08:56:31","slug":"on-the-scene-nazik-armenakyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/on-the-scene\/2022\/06\/03\/33069\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Scene: Nazik Armenakyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;I&#8217;m more of a consequential photographer than an action photographer. All my projects are basically about what happened. They are more research or studies on memories, people, places, topics,\u201d said documentary photographer Nazik Armenakyan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After working as a photojournalist for many years, she and her co-creator friends created the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.4plus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">4 Plus<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Independent Documentary Photography Center in 2012, where it became possible to work on long-term projects. That is, to expand the scope of the day and event documentation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-vhy6lzwwhvq\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-vhy6lzwwhvq\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VHy6LzwWhVQ?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/VHy6LzwWhVQ?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.am\\\/en\\\/on-the-scene\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/03\\\/33069\\\/#arve-youtube-vhy6lzwwhvq\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/VHy6LzwWhVQ?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37849810 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37849810 BCX0\">Nazik <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37849810 BCX0\">Armenakyan&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37849810 BCX0\"> series is about different issues: national shame, public taboos, stigma and discrimination, longing, and extreme situations. The epidemic and the war were special stages for Nazik, and very personal.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW37849810 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32954\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32954\" class=\"wp-image-32954 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/NAZ8864-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107480771 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107480771 BCX0\">Self-isolation in the days of Covid<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW107480771 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the very first day of the Artsakh war in 2020, their son Mikael left for the front. And the mother-photographer returned to her profession with great difficulty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nazik Armenakyan is sure that these times, when the wounds are still fresh, should be used so that people can transfer their memory and experience in some way. And photographers have to document it, regardless of whether it will quickly become a project and will be published or it will remain in the archives for a long time as a material waiting for reconsideration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32956\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32956\" class=\"wp-image-32956 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/40740453325_a0fbc7145a_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/40740453325_a0fbc7145a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/40740453325_a0fbc7145a_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/40740453325_a0fbc7145a_b-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177596682 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177596682 BCX0\"> Nazik in the days of the revolution in the Republic Square<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW177596682 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Often a need for time to think, to understand, to learn, to read arises, and that takes time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;It seems to me that for every relationship, and photography is a relationship, distance is a good companion because the camera is also a means of distance. You cannot enter a person&#8217;s face, thoughts, and emotions through that camera. That&#8217;s why you have to keep your distance and work more calmly, thoughtfully, and carefully.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And the most important thing is to be able to build a dialogue without words, with only one frame.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anna Hakobyan<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m more of a consequential photographer than an action photographer. 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