Alina Gregorian is an Armenian American artist, poet, and designer. Themes in her work include diaspora, language, dreams, and creating spaces where people can gather. With Cleo Abrahamian, Alina co-created Yeraz, an archive for reimagining SWANA rituals. She curated and appeared in the exhibition Talk to me in Parsley and Tambourines: Artists of the Armenian Diaspora (Babycastles in New York) and is the author of two chapbooks — Navigational Clouds,
(Monk Books) and Flags for Adjectives, (Diez). Her poetry can be found in Boston Review, BOMB Magazine, and Brooklyn Poets Anthology, among other publications. She writes a monthly essay on Substack. Alina graduated with a degree in Communication Design from Parsons School of Design.
Barev Azizam Barev Azizam explores Persian words that have been incorporated into the Persian-Armenian dialect. The project looks at the in-betweenness of language; translation that doesn’t always help with understanding; and how language evolves and influences a culture. Barev means “hello” in Armenian and azizam means “dear” in Persian. The prototype consists of 26 flashcards. One side of the flashcard depicts the iconography of the word being translated; the other side shows transliterations, in Armenian and English. The flashcards are featured in a Persian box, juxtaposing the modern design of the cards with the more ornate features of the box.
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