In Teghut, Armenia, as mining transforms forests into pits and rivers into waste, villagers like Yegishe mourn landscapes lost to industry, naming their sorrow solastalgia—the homesickness felt while still at home.
A sweeping curatorial study of post-Soviet Armenian art, “Topographies of Dissent” at the Zimmerli Art Museum traces how artists navigated censorship, identity and modernity—transforming dissent into a language of aesthetic and cultural renewal.
In Istanbul, the remnants of an ancient Armenian presence continue to endure. Through encounters with community members and reflections on belonging, Maral Tavitian explores how those who remained in Turkey preserve identity, culture and memory amid loss and resilience.
Armenia is rapidly embracing solar power, with rooftop and utility-scale projects driving energy independence and sustainability. Hovhannes Nazaretyan examines the country’s growing capacity, landmark farms like Masrik-1, future wind ambitions, and the challenges of integrating renewables into the national grid.
From organizing the first energy conference in 1992, which concluded that the Medzamor Nuclear Power Plant should be restarted for the country’s survival, to developing AI algorithms combating disinformation campaigns against Armenia, ARPA Institute has long been at the intersection of research, innovation and national strategies for the future. Dr. Hagop Panossian, founder and president of the institute, speaks about the solutions-based approach that has defined ARPA’s work for more than three decades.
Armenia’s winemaking renaissance faces a new challenge: climate change. From shifting harvests to genetic research on native grapes, winemakers and scientists are adapting—experimenting with higher-altitude vineyards, irrigation methods, and biodiversity to preserve a six-millennia-old tradition.
Between Kars and Gyumri, reality bends on the map. Maria Gunko traces how geography, technology, and politics conspire to blur borders in the South Caucasus, where every route reveals both connection and confinement, every map is a tool of both navigation and imagination.
In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of October 10: Former President Robert Kocharyan gives lengthy press conference, announces his alliance will run in next year’s parliamentary elections; Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport announces $500 million expansion plan; two relatives of missing soldiers charged following scuffles with police during last week’s protest and more.
Long seen as a pillar of Armenian identity, the Apostolic Church now finds its relationship with the state strained. Political change, postwar trauma, and institutional mistrust have blurred boundaries between spiritual and secular authority, raising urgent questions about legitimacy, governance, the need for reform and the Church’s role in public life.
From daring contemporary art and rediscovered masters to global collaborations and philosophical meditations on home and identity, this issue of Artinerary traces Armenia’s restless cultural pulse. A snapshot of an art scene oscillating between imitation and invention, reverence and rebellion, beauty and critique.
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