On Feb 12, Canadian Armenian photographer Hrair “Hawk” Khatcherian will give an illustrated presentation on his latest book Yergir 2 Yergir (2011), a journey through Western Armenia.
A globe-trotter and a pilgrim, Khatcherian dedicated himself to photographing the Armenian heritage after surviving lung cancer in 1993. He has been to 44 countries in the last 17 years, documenting Armenian monuments, mostly churches, around the world, the Armenian Weekly reports.
A renowned photographer, he has published several books of photography, including Artsakh: a Photographic Journey (1997), Karabagh: 100 Photos (2002), Yergir: Pilgrimage Through Western Armenia 1997-2002 (2004), and Armenian Ornamental Art (2010), in collaboration with Armen Kyurkchyan.
The talk begins at 2 pm in ALMA’s Contemporary Art Gallery, 3rd floor. It is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase the day of the event. A closing reception of Martin Barooshian’s paintings exhibit will take place after Khatcherian’s talk.
