Amarayin Voki (Spirit of Summer). 2016. Handwoven Cotton, Rayon, Hemp; Velvet, Felt.

Amar is Armenian for Summer, a time when plants produce in abundance— but left unchecked can overextend beyond their means. Participants in this Rite of First Harvest ceremonial performance were allowed into the space one by one and offered a plum, a symbol of this abundance, and instructed to return when only pit remained.

While meditating on places and relationships they may have overgrown, participants were given space to symbolically prune and burn such branches—followed by burying their plum pit in sand toward more directed, intentional growth.

Daraz: Amar (Ceremonial cloth detail). Handwoven Hemp, Dye. Photo: Sean Yalda.

Daraz: Amar (installation detail). Photo: Sean Yalda.

Daraz: Amar (installation detail). Found Fabric, Cord. Photo: Sean Yalda.

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