SEBASTIANO EDOARDO CASELLA

THE ARMENIANS

A Visual Narrative

Armenia Map Sketch

In 2019, I moved to Armenia. The collection of photographs I present on this page is a small selection of images I have taken during my time here, drawn from a larger body of work. I did not want to portray a country that is usually approached from its most familiar perspectives. Instead, I chose to dedicate my time to capturing lesser-known scenes, sometimes abstract, sometimes more social in nature.

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Saint John the Baptist Church, in Kond

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Kanakeravan, a village nearby Yerevan

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Sevan lake in summer

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Scene from a birthday with diaspora armenians

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A tablecloth with the Armenian alphabet

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Yerevani "shuka" (market)

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Yerevani "shuka" (market)

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Kornidzor, border with Azerbaijan

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Around Khor Virap, Ararat on the background

These are images I captured during my walks around the country, while attending events, or while working on documentary projects I was involved in during my time here. The intention was and still is to know more about the country

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The Nagorno-Karabakh War of 2020

The photography collection I intend to present also includes several shots from the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh for the armenians) war. It features images from Stepanakert, Shushi, and Dadivank, where I traveled to document the very first and the final days of the conflict.

A tablecloth with the Armenian alphabet (Detail)

An hardcover photography book

Today, my goal is to turn all of this into a book that can tell the story in a different way, bringing to light aspects I haven’t been able to find in other works I’ve had the chance to explore and come to know. This is the country I live in, and the one I want to keep telling, always.

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