| Asadour Garvanian: A Sense of Place CATAPULT.visual’arts (8/10) September 22nd – October 13th, 2022 Artlab Beirut #ASenseofPlace Asadour Garvanian present his first solo exhibition as part of CATAPULT.visual’arts In black and white, 18 photographs reflect a year-long process of reconnecting with the city. Beirut, which once felt like home for Garvanian, now surfaces a non-reconcilable feeling of estrangement despite the memories he has wandering its streets. Somehow, it seems he has witnessed a loss, one of sense and sense of place. |
Asadour Garvanian: A Sense of Place is the ninth of ten exhibitions as part of CATAPULT.visual’arts, a partnership between British Council Lebanon and Artlab.
About Asadour Garvanian
Asadour Garvanian is a photographer currently based in Beirut. He holds a BA in Political Science from Haigazian University.
In 2020, Asadour has been featured in the French magazine Nouvelles d’Armenie for a short photo documentary about the pagans in Armenia. With a developed interest in alternative and traditional printing techniques, he attended darkroom printing workshops at Beirut Printmaking Studio. Asadour was part of the collective exhibition Up and Coming Talented Photographers at Art District (2022) and presents his first solo exhibition at Artlab Gallery as part of British Council’s CATAPULT.visual’arts programme (2022).
Artist Statement, A Sense of Place
Six years of absence played no role in reconciling the voluminous amount of memories I have of the city and the feeling of estrangement when I wander its streets. For the longest time, I have thought of it as home – as a place of birth and upbringing. Though somehow, it seems I have witnessed a loss, one of sense and sense of place.
It has been a year of trying to reconnect – closely, more intimately. I was supposed to feel at home, but my mind is looking to escape.
Visitor Information
Admission: Free
Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 2 PM, 4 PM – 7 PM.
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