Armenian photographer Maryam Şahinyan’s works displayed in IstanbulNovember 29, 2011 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Salt Galata, Istanbul, is currently hosting a project by artist and researcher Tayfun Serttaş, Hurriyet Daily News reports. The artist is aiming to discover the cultural heritage of Istanbul via the photographic archive of Armenian photographer Maryam Şahinyan. The project is based on the revisualization of the complete professional archive of Şahinyan, who was born in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas in 1911 and died in Istanbul in 1996. Şahinyan worked as a photographer at her modest studio called Foto Galatasaray uninterruptedly from 1935 until 1985. The archive is a unique inventory of the demographic transformations that occurred in the socio-cultural map of Istanbul after the declaration of the Republic and the historical period it witnessed; it is also a chronological record of an Istanbul-based female studio photographer’s professional career. Beyond the fact that she was a photographer and owned a studio, there is little information about Şahinyan. “When she retired from the studio in 1985, Şahinyan left behind a unique visual archive made up of approximately 200,000 images. She passed away at her home on Hanımefendi Sokak in Şişli in 1996 and is buried in the Şişli Armenian Cemetery,” said Serttaş. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |