In choosing textiles as the main medium for my work, I also took into account the fact that it is a traditional women's craft; all the skills I have acquired in my life in working with fabric and yarn have come from women in my life.
I like to think that I am carrying on a tradition, that I am part of a phenomenon that is much bigger than myself.
Red is very symbolic to me. The colour of love, pain; the blood of loss and the blood of birth. Colour of revolution, color of totalitarian. I made a conscious decision to do the abstract work. I wondered if colour, shape and texture alone could convey an image.
For a long time this work had no title. But my mother, my main teacher and master, after seeing this work, said: this is adenomyosis.
This is a gynaecological disease in which the cells of the uterus sprout in abnormal areas: muscle tissue, abdominal organs and even in the lungs or heart.
This is a gynaecological disease in which the cells of the uterus sprout in abnormal areas: muscle tissue, abdominal organs and even in the lungs or heart.
Adenomyosis is one of the most common diseases in gynaecology, with serious consequences for the whole body. Like any genital disease, adenomyosis is highly stigmatised. The stigma surrounding the vagina is another important issue I explore in my work. Vulva forms attract me with their vulnerability, depth and fluidity.
Like epithelial cells, the red threads coil, bind, tear, filling more and more space. The work was first exhibited at the annual festival of contemporary art at the NPAC Center in Yerevan. During the exhibition, I continued to finish the work in the gallery, together with my mother and sister.