Alina Gregorian is an artist, poet, designer, and coder. She curated and appeared in the exhibition Talk to me in Parsley and Tambourines: Artists of the Armenian Diaspora (Babycastles in New York), and her work has appeared in Roadmaps (AGBU Headquarters in Yerevan, Armenia). She 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, Brooklyn Poets Anthology, among other publications. Alina graduated with a degree in Communication Design from Parsons School of Design.
Barev Azizam Link to Parsons School of DesignBarev 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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