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Oil on linen.
80 x 160 cm.

The cliffs of Shusha as seen from the new Victory Road. At this time, Shusha was still inaccessible to most people due to both security restrictions and its inherent nature as a fortress city built on a mountain. The carpet ornaments act as symbols, telling the story of my experience there and things that Ramiz Abbasov shared with me about his home. The fences of “mullah basha” evoke borders, protection, and obstruction. Fractured running water (axan su) ornaments refer to mineral springs that have run dry. Bird ornaments trace a hopeful song in the sky, and the tree of life takes the form of a cherry blossom tree with a flower for each year that Shusha’s residents have been unable to return home.

Original is in a black floater frame.