Memoryal Tsavt Tanem Ցավդտանեմ
ONGOING; ARTISTIC-CURATORIAL; RESEARCH PROJECT

Artistic-Curatorial Research Project that explores memory, trauma, and resilience through the (im)material practices of Armenian culture.
Initiated in 2024 during the REZIN Armenian art residency, it investigates how practices like carpet weaving, singing, and oral storytelling preserve familial and collective memory, connect generations, and process transgenerational trauma.
The research combines three approaches:
Collecting: Documenting conversations, everyday practices, and archival material to create an audiovisual and textual archive for a poetic-emotional analysis of cultural memory.
Creating: Collaborative art practice with Armenian artists in Armenia and the diaspora, interweaving traditional and contemporary methods in sound, performance, and visual arts.
Connecting: Workshops with the Armenian diaspora in Germany, combining weaving and oral history, enabling storytelling and participatory creation.

The project will culminate in a book, audio publication, and exhibition between Armenia and Germany, engaging audiences in dialogue about cultural memory and heritage. Memoryal is realized by Anika Krbetschek and G.URBAN, in cooperation with GTC Gyumri Technology Center, di.Studio, ArtBasis, Artas Foundation, sec Studio, and :DDD Kunst Haus, supported by Goethe-Institut Yerevan and Armenien Fonds. Artistic mobility support by Culture Moves Europe, a project funded by the European Union. Further details and extensive documentation are available upon request.