Abstract:
This thesis is a plateau for cinematic documentaries that illuminates the story of cultural
religious tattooing ritual of the Armenians, neighboring in the Middle East and Eastern
Europe; A camera-pan that exposes the present geo-political regional conflict between
Lebanon and Israel to the young generation, who at the present is restricted due to their
Armenian-Lebanese identity to have access to their past. It is a momentary meditation on
border and identity conflicts that creates an obstruction for reconnecting to the memory
of the path of their both Lebanese and Armenian Christian identity. I challenge in my
thesis the representation process of reconstructing the memory, collectively, within the
exhibition space in order to depict the realm of universal quest of existence. This
metaphorical body language transcends this journey from literal to lateral experience of
survival and peace. This thesis is the journey of becoming, recognition and introspection
of life. Each breath is a crucifixion and a resurrection.
