Telling Times
From the passage of time to escape rooms and ski slopes, this month’s issue of SALT brings together stories that move between reflection and play, the intimate and the unexpected. The eclectic blend on offer explores multiple layers of life and living, from the curious to the unapologetically offbeat.
Cover photo by Roubina Margossian.
Step into Armenia’s quest room scene, where puzzles, performance and fear collide. From intellectual, story-driven games to high-adrenaline horror experiences, explore how local creators are shaping immersive entertainment, and why players keep choosing to escape.
A late-night conversation spirals into a haunting taxi ride, where sexuality, inherited trauma and unspoken identities collide. Blending memoir and fiction, Ella Kanegarian-Berberian explores desire, fear and the fragile moments when intimacy and danger unexpectedly meet.
Through photos, Ani Gevorgyan traces the creation of the Armenian viola through the work of Grigor Arakelyan, an instrument that bridges Bach and Narekatsi, tradition and innovation, and seeks to reshape Armenia’s musical landscape by reconnecting it with its medieval roots.
Two Armenian ski resorts reflect different visions of winter leisure. Maria Gunko explores Tsaghkadzor and Myler as a dialogue between continuity and change, tradition and anticipation, and how their coexistence is reshaping expectations, culture and the future of winter sports in Armenia.
Why does each year feel shorter than the last? Lilith Margaryan reflects on time, memory and the pressure of constant renewal, arguing that slowing down, noticing change, and building foundations may be the most meaningful way to grow.
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