“Hungry, Thirsty” at Gallery-O-Rama
Curatore Monet Oganesian

[Food is a universal language]
May 10th 2024- July 7th 2024

About the ‘Hungry, Thirsty’ art show:

Food is more than sustenance; it's a powerful language that connects us all. The art show, "Hungry, Thirsty" explores how food and drink shape our lives, foster connections, and spark introspection. 

“Hungry, Thirsty” delves into themes of vulnerability, nourishment and community. Food & drink act as a language, shaping our own experiences and those around us. Some questions include how food influences our self-awareness, brings people together and connects generations through culinary traditions.

Monet Oganesian, Dalar Alahverdi, Tamara Arzumanova, Katayoun Bahrami, and Badri Valian

Between the Skillet, Dough, and Herbs?, 2024

Video Installation

Collective Statement:

Cooking bonds people, uplifts our spirits, and strengthens our identities. It is a unifying act across many cultures that continues to build the contemporary social fabric. This daily ritual sets the scene for transparency of language, loud collectivity of steam, stirring, scents, tears, and laughter. This action re-sparks memories and nourishes the soul and the belly. Between the Skillet, Dough and Herbs? is an act of cross-diasporan connectivity. We are strangers who met one Wednesday night to spark our memories of our grandmothers and fry-up some Jingalov Hats, a native Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) dish.

Between the Skillet, Dough, and Herbs?