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.
Talk to Me in Parsley and Tambourines Link to BabycastlesAfter the Armenian Genocide, many Armenians were forced out of their homeland and into neighboring countries. The Armenian Diaspora is vast, varied, and always changing. The central theme for members of the Armenian Diaspora is being Armenian, though cultural references, food, and dialect might differ. For this exhibit, artists were asked to submit work responding to the idea of the Armenian Diaspora. The artists identify as Armenian, but each has a unique perspective on their shared history. In 2017, I pitched this exhibit idea to Babycastles, an independent videogame gallery in NYC. I submitted two Persian carpet glitches and ֆիլինգս, which is transliterated from the Armenian word for ‘feelings’. Participating artists: Liana Aghajanian, Shakar Mujukian, Kamee Abrahamian, Rehan Miskci, Alina Gregorian, Caroline Partamian. Opening reception included oud musician Raffi Wartanian.
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