Exhibition on 2020 autumn war attracts Yerevan townspeople

The exhibition opened on September 27 at the Yerevan Painters' Union displays photos made by Mikael Nazarenko at the frontline. According to the photographer, the aim of the exhibition is to show the "peaceful side" of the war.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that on September 27, marked one year since the start of the Karabakh war in 2020.

The author of the exhibition, Mikael Nazarenko, a war veteran, a photographer by profession, also makes films. The exhibition started with screening of his documentary "1080 Hours", most of which was filmed in the frontline during the war. The rest of the film, in particular interviews with servicemen, was made already after the war.

In his comment to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, Mikael Nazarenko has noted that he wanted to show the "peaceful side" of the war at the exhibition. "Peace can be found in every, even the most terrible phenomenon. During the war, I decided to capture a 'calm time,' to show soldiers' life in such a tense situation," the author of the exhibition has noted.

Asmik Badalyan, one of the visitors, has found it important that the author managed, "while being in this hell, to find moments of calmness and capture them."

"It is important to see all this, to realize and find the power to live on. We must look into the future, build this future ourselves, because we owe this to those guys who gave their lives for us," Badalyan told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 28, 2021 at 03:50 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.