OGNI DOVE ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ (everywhere) is a community-oriented project conceived by Bianco-Valente during their art residency in Yerevan. The project starts from the idea that Armenia exists everywhere, beyond its geographical borders. "Everywhere" represents a place of the spirit that the Armenian people proudly preserve, having survived centuries of diaspora. ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ reflects on the Armenian diaspora, not as dispersion, but as dissemination, with its offshoots continuing to expand in diverse places, weaving new ties, and providing new perspectives to the mother culture. Starting from September 4th, the word ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ appeared throughout Yerevan in various forms: a large installation on the façade of the embassy, banners on buildings of participating institutions, and a collective action encouraging people to write the word ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ on their palms and share a photo with the hashtag #ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ.
In collaboration with:
the Ministry of the Diaspora of the Armenian Republic, the World Food Program Armenia, the Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation, the Bilateral Section of UIP Italy-ARMENIA Friendship (IT), the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (ARM), and local organizations such as IN SITU Art Agency Yerevan, ICA Institute of Contemporary Art Yerevan, Artlabyerevan art collective, Kond Gallery, Lusik Aguletsi House Museum.
OGNI DOVE ԱՄԵՆՈՒՐԵՔ
Embassy of Italy in Yerevan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia,
ICA Institute of Contemporary Art Yerevan, Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation in Venice /
September 2019
project by Bianco-Valente
curated by Isabella Indolfi
promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Yerevan