Georgs Avetisjans. Krunk. The Crane that flew over the Fatherland. 27.09. 2019, 18:00 -18:30.Archiwum i Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Białymstoku
2005 — ongoing
— This is a story about my father, our genetics, Armenian diaspora in Latvia and Georgia, and history of the land of my forefathers in Georgia and Armenia. “Krunk” means “crane” in Armenian and it is a symbol of longing for one’s homeland, a song sung by wanderers that embodies the historical fate of the Armenian people. The song, composed by Komitas and sung for centuries, has become a quasi-official state hymn, a hymn of sadness and longing.
Bio. Georgs Avetisjans is a bookmaker, photographer and designer from Latvia of Armenian origin. He has graduated from the University of Brighton (UK) in 2016 with an MA in Photography. Lived in the USA and the UK for seven years, and had numerous exhibitions and awards internationally. In July 2018 he published his first photobook “Homeland. The Longest Village in the Country” during the opening week of Les Rencontres d’Arles in France, and officially launched on November 2018 together with a solo show at the Latvian Museum of Photography in Riga, Latvia.
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