The documentary is questioning the perception and coverage of socio-economic, political and environmental issues in Armenia. Particularly, it refers to the correlation of Alaverdi city and it’s integral part – the Cooper-Molybdenium Combine. The contrast between the social reality and the coverage of it are being demonstrated, leaving the viewer to draw conclusions. Film by […]
running time, 62 min Languages` Armenian, English subtitles Initiated by IDHR (Institute for Democracy and Human Rights) http://www.idhr.am/
What are the conceptions of the public sphere in Armenia? What was the public sphere during the Soviet Union? Which are the priority issues of public sphere? Who makes decisions regulating public sphere and where? Who can participate in that decision-making process and how? This and other issues are covered in the film through interviews […]
How is the notion ‘public’ perceived today? Are its hypotheses clear and distinct? Is there any connection between the way the concept ‘public’ is perceived and the social structure? To what extent are the borders among the public, the social, the state, and the private tangible?
A production by artist Vahe Budumyan and sociologist Arevik Martirosyan Euphoria (from Ancient Greek εΰ, “well”, and φέρειν. “to bear”) is a mental and emotional condition in which a person experiences intense feelings of well-being, elation, happiness, ecstasy, excitement and joy. On January 1, 2011, the Mayor Karen Karapetyan forbade the trade in the streets of Yerevan, which was followed by regular protests. Having lost their only means of living, people demanded to have their […]
“Mikhail Karikis” Performance – 10th September, 2010 The artist participated in the 7th Gyumri Biennale with a performance. The 7 minute performance was an extract from his current work, “Xenon” opera. The performance was not mentioned in the Biennale program or booklets because it was planned to be an unexpected and shocking event. The artist decided […]
The documentary ”Andre Gorz” (28 min) by the Belgian director Marian Handverkeri was translated into Armenian in 2009 by Utopiana within the framework of its project “Labour, the Artist as a Worker, the Artist’s Role in the Society”. Where does the modern capitalist perception of the term ‘labour’ ‘come from? How was labour perceived in the Middle Ages? […]
The documentary ”Andre Gorz” (28 min) by the Belgian director Marian Handverkeri was translated into Armenian in 2009 by Utopiana within the framework of its project “Labour, the Artist as a Worker, the Artist’s Role in the Society”. Where does the modern capitalist perception of the term ‘labour’ ‘come from? How was labour perceived in the Middle Ages? […]