Armenian History of the 1915 Genocide - FMP Research
For Ziazan Wolf I want to have 1915 Genocide aftermath as the main theme. But to express the correct representation of this it’s best to explain and understand the situation and terms of the Genocide.
In 1915 neighbouring country of Armenia - Turkey, ruled by the Young Turks Party committed genocide killing 1.5 million Armenians within Turkey and in what was historical Armenian land. They killed Armenian leaders before attacking local people, enslaving them and later raping and slaughtering in varied painful and unforgivable ways. They destroyed ancient artifices and iconography to erase any sign of Armenians had once lived there.
Yet hundreds of interviews reflect on the memories of its survives, insuring that these events had in fact taken place.
Turkey still deny the Genocide and brainwash generations into believing these events are all lies. Fights and invasions continue on Armenian land between neighbouring countries including petty acts in events such as the removal of a Female Armenian Chess champion in a Turkish tournament due to Azerbaijani influence based purely on the fact that she was Armenian. They’ve suffered being removed from shows or events or being in fear of their safety entering countries that continue to have national incidents with Armenia.
The Genocide spread Armenians globally leaving many disconnected from their motherland and trying to find a better future moving to places such as America or Australia. This doesn’t stop Armenians gathering together globally to march for their country and the crimes that were committed against their people, for the constant denial by governments of this grave smudge of death. Even the UK and USA (with one of the biggest populations of Armenians) government has yet to recognise the Armenian genocide for what it is.
Finding that speaking out had no clear message to get people to understand this incident Armenians moved on to expressing this crime in the form of art and film such as latest block bluster “The Promise” which found itself being cut from theatres in Turkey and leading to a large conspiracy as Turks book out cinemas in LA and cancel tickets last minute to stop Armenians from watching the film that takes place during the Genocide.
One of the greatest names to come out of the Genocide to campaign and inform people of what had happen was Aurora Mardiganian who wrote a book and stared in the film “Auction of Souls”. This itself was cut from cinema for the violence it portrayed and was considered too controversial for it’s time. Yet Aurora left such a mark that the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity was established in her name.
For Ziazan Wolf I want to reflect on the pain of open wounds that was left on this Generations of Armenians whilst showing it doesn’t all have to be in remembrance of fear, hurt and suffering for the continued denial of this horror. As long as you live those wounds will heal and become scars, but scars don’t disappear... they are a reminder of what has happened and that you have survived it.
