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“I try to do whatever I feel like doing at the moment, and it usually ends up being in visual arts or design. I try not to limit myself with definitions so I can do whatever I want.”
Interview with
Ani Arakelian (AA)
How long have you been living here, and how did you chose the place?
NA
To be honest, I didn't choose this place. It so happened that I have lived here for two years now, until I move.
AA
​You have a lot of pets at home, can you tell us how you found them?
NA
Chapi is a puppy of a friend's dog, and Chapi's father is still alive, ha-ha. Malyok was found in Gyumri, very small, poor, drenched, just like in a movie. Kubrick was a kitten when she was found, I even have a photo of her in my palm, and then she had kittens, and two more cats appeared in the house.
AA
​So, Kubrick is a mother, right?
NA
​Yes, she has had five kittens, two of which were adopted, one got lost, and the other two stayed with us.
AA
What are the names of the kittens?
NA
​Bukhanka (loaf of bread in Russian) and Hitler, ha-ha.
​Bukhanka looks like real bukhanka and Hitler, because there was a cat that looked like Hitler and our cat looked like that cat, so he was nicknamed after that cat, but in reality, he doesn't look like Hitler, and he is actually the most beloved.
AA
​With so many pets in the house aren't there any problems with cohabitation?
NA
​Of course, there are problems, and the biggest one usually causes them. Being older, he doesn't play much and gets annoyed with Malyok, who tries to play with him and starts barking. The cats are also afraid of Malyok, except for Kubrick, who goes gangsta on him, ha-ha. The other two hide when Malyok is around.
AA
​There are many pictures and posters in your house. Can you tell us where they are from and a little bit of what you do for a living?
NA
​Some in our room upstairs are mine, the one on the cloth and 2 others. What do I do? I don't know, I try to do whatever I feel like doing at the moment, and it usually ends up being in visual arts or design. I try not to limit myself with definitions so I can do whatever I want.
AA
And that big head, can you tell us about it?
NA
​That head had two brothers, which were left from a 2018 exhibition. The smaller brother is still around but not in good condition, and unfortunately, we have said goodbye to the big brother, ha-ha.
AA
​You said the poster on the cloth will be part of a new series, what is the series about?
NA
​Yes, I made that a while ago but haven't presented it yet because I want it to be the way I imagine when presenting it, not just impulsively done something. I made it during COVID, so it's quite old, and I am still thinking about how to realize it. I printed that one on natural cloth as an example.
AA
​With silk screen printing?
NA
​No, it was regular digital printing. I was lucky they printed it on natural cloth because now they only print on synthetic ones.
AA
​What is your favorite spot in this house? Where do you like to spend time?
NA
But do I stay at home? I don't stay at home, ha-ha. You can often find me playing on the computer, ha-ha. But seriously, I like being in my room, and I love going out to the balcony, but we have a neighbour, from the side of our balcony, and so I always check if he is there before going out, ha-ha.
AA
Year, introverts club!
NA
Yees!
AA
Girls at Home: ISSUE 17
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