Paired Moments

Paired Moments inserts geographic diptychs into the built environment that highlight the juxtaposition of culture and displacement created through ethnic dispersion. Focusing on the Armenian community of Artsakh and the ethnic cleansing they have endured, these designed spaces marry forms and materiality symbolic of Armenian culture within their new American landscape ultimately fostering integration into an adopted environment. These moments give the diaspora an opportunity to experience the region of Artsakh, which is no longer accessible to the Armenian community. Through enhanced thresholds into cultural spaces throughout Glendale, California, residents are able to reconnect with parts of their identity and history, preserving and restoring traditions and landscapes previously lost.