What is home and how does it shape us? When do we lose it and how can we find it again? Or perhaps it doesn’t exist, and we have collectively invented the concept of home so that we can always look for a way to return to it… ? Tamara Keryan left Armenia for Brest at the age of 13. She found out she was going to emigrate the day before she left. Today, she is fluent in five languages, she is a French citizen, and leads guided tours at the Tanguy Tower. With Mariam Arushanyan (Armenia), we will attempt to climb the ladder of human identity and find the one that leads home. Morderated by Ana-Maria Boghean (Romania)
September 27
15:30 - 16:15
Echoes Haus
Armenia – Which home are you talking about?
Listening, Panel discussion | Language: English, French, Open to the public, Subtitles EN/FR
Tamara Keryan, is an Armenian girl living in Brest since her teens. She now speaks five languages and leads guided tours at the Tanguy Tower. With Toma, she explores through sound the notions of home, identity, and the quest for that place we call “home.”
Mariam Arushanyan, sound director and documentarist from Artsakh/Armenia, graduated from the Yerevan Cinema and Theatre Institute and completed the ENS Louis-Lumière summer program in France. With ten years of experience in cinema, theatre, and audio production, she works to develop sound documentary in Armenia, creating for each story a unique acoustic universe where sound conveys emotional and narrative depth beyond words.
Ana-Maria Boghean is a public affairs & communications professional and women’s rights advocate, co-initiator of the platform România la Feminin (Romania for Women), currently active in the REPER party, and serves as a City Councillor in Bucharest. She has co-founded two NGOs with major local and international impact and has acted as a youth expert and board member of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organizations of La Francophonie.
Having lived and gained experience in other countries, Ana-Maria brings a personal perspective on home, belonging, and identity to her engagement in civil society, politics, and community development.