I am an artist, art educator, and curator of Armenian descent living in Munich who firmly believes in the power of interdisciplinary networking and creative collaboration. Since 2020, I have co-founded the socio-cultural platform G.Urban (www.gurbanplatform.com) between Munich and Armenia, which implements international collaborations and projects in both countries. As part of the art education projects “Artworks for Peace” in war-affected villages in Artsakh, Armenia, I have met talented filmmakers in recent years and am excited to present a joint film creation with them at this year’s Kino Asyl.
On September 27, 2020, there was another escalation at the border between Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Azerbaijan. Hundreds of soldiers and peaceful civilians once again became victims of the conflict. This war is a huge polarity, with soldiers on one side risking their lives to protect what is most valuable to them, and on the other […]
On Sunday, September 27, 2020, the war began. We had just started our first semester in journalism. For the newcomers, it was not easy to gain their first professional experiences amid the war. It was also difficult to follow events from afar. We decided to travel to Artsakh. After several failed attempts, we finally succeeded […]
