Alexandre BAGDASSARIAN

Photographer
 
The color of pomegranate / Armenia 2022-23
Projects (5)
Clients: The Guardian, Libération Mediapart
School: Universidad del Pacifico, Santiago de Chile ENSAD (The School of Decorative Arts), Paris, France
Public Project
The color of pomegranate / Armenia 2022-23
Copyright Alexandre BAGDASSARIAN 2024
Date of Work Jan 2022 - Sep 2023
Updated Sep 2024
Location Armenia
Topics Documentary, mass displacement, Military, Nature, Photography, War, War and its effects, Womens Rights, Youth
My long-term photographic work is haunted by this question: how can we think about the future of young people in Armenia? My father is Armenian, and I felt the need to get closer to this culture. A few childhood memories, a mixture of smells, looks and faces, and now the desire to follow the trail of my ancestors and their history. From their native Cilicia (southern province of Anatolia) to the genocide of 1915, which led them first to Lebanon and then to France. In the rubble of today's Armenia, a country at war with Azerbaijan and situated on the borders of different empires - Russian, Iranian and Turkish - I set out to paint a portrait of youth, heir to a history whose complexity and intrinsic violence continue to resonate. It's also an account of places and territories tormented by war and precariousness, where, despite everything, there's still a look to the future.
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Childrens of the Lake.

Alexandre BAGDASSARIAN / Lyon, France
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Nagorno-Karabakh, along the borders / Armenia, 2023 for @Libération

Alexandre BAGDASSARIAN / Armenia
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"Hotel Montel", a portrait serie for @Mediapart.

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The color of pomegranate / Armenia 2022-23 by Alexandre BAGDASSARIAN
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