At the initiative of the Artsakh Office of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society and with the support of the organization’s Central Executive Board, an exhibition took place at the AGBU Armenia Exhibit Hall featuring the photography of Shushi-born Vladimir Gevorgyan. The exhibition bears the title, “Pitsiranank Shushi.” Mr. Gevorgyan tells the story of the spiritual and cultural profile of Shushi, its unbound light and warmth, the city people, the surrounding mountains, and nature through 45 photographs.
The exhibition started on November 10, 2024, with an Artsakh agricultural work song performed by Artur Khachents.
In opening remarks, Hermine Avakyan, the office manager, said, “Through these photographs, the eternal city, Shushi, looks at us. In its gaze we sometimes see joy, sometimes sadness, sometimes worry, and sometimes boundless yearning. If we look deeper, we see ourselves; the city sleeps and rises inside us. It will live inside us as long as we exist and believe in the mystery of eternity. The shortest route to Shushi is the road that leads there from our hearts. No one can lay siege to that road, set up checkpoints along it, post peacekeepers on it, seize it from us. It is the only road from us to ourselves. And as long as that road exists, Artsakh will live, the sparks of struggle will surely ignite, the dream will one day become a goal, the goal will be return.”
Professor Vahram Balayian, doctor of historical sciences, Hamazkayin trustee Mikayel Hajyan, and photographer Davit Ghahramanyan also spoke.
Mr Gevorgyan, the photographer, thanked the Hamazkayin Artsakh Office for its cooperation and for bringing the exhibition to fruition.
The exhibition continued for five days.
