
The project was based on the legend " Shamiram and ara Beautiful «, described in fundamental work " Armenian Geodot» Movses Hornenazi " History of Armenia». The legend tells us about the Syrian king Shamir, who is in love with the Armenian king Aru Beautiful. She presents the king with gifts and offers the throne of Assiria, but when refused, starts a war with Armenia in an attempt to capture the king and an attempt to obtain it. But in Ara’s war is dying, and his dead body is brought to the queen. In the hope of bringing him back to life, she calls on the Aralians to lick his wounds and to return to his life. But despite this, it’s Ara’s body that continues to rot. When she realizes that he’s gonna turn to his life, she’s gonna have to dress up her lover at the age of 'nbsp; between Arah and 'nbsp; spread among the people that the king has been raised to preserve peace.
I want to focus on the image of Shamyram. Pull out a temporary passage, starting with how she gets Ara’s body, though dead, until the moment she realizes it’s not will belong to he will. An important element that will follow the red thread of the the entire project is hair as a symbol of an integral part of the Armenian mourning tradition.


Art direction/ photo/style Anna Virabyan MUAH Tatiana Puchka MuAH Assistant Maria Danilova Models Oxana Klevec, Matway Tomil Photo Assistant Rafael Chazmava