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Armenian author exploring literature as installation — bridging text,
image,and
sound.
Ani Asatryan is an Armenian author and cross-media creator whose work spans literature, visual art, and sound. Her novel Աննման and the EU Creative Europe comics project One Meme Away from War - premiered at the Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 - position her at the intersection of text and contemporary installation.
FEATURED WORKS
INSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION
PRESS & MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Drawing the Times
(Netherlands, 2025)
“Visual reportage on war, memory, and resistance — merging comics with literary essay.”
─ Eva Hilhorst
Chytomo
(Ukraine, 2025)
"She refuses to discuss it because, despite everything she has endured, the weight of death is beyond words, and she doesn’t understand why anyone would want to record such hell. "
─ Nata Koval
Armenian Mirror-Spectator
(USA, 2025)
"‘Asatryan transforms trauma into a new aesthetic language of memory."
─ Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025
Messe Frankfurt, Germany
"... their powerful stories open up new perspectives on lived experiences of conflict, resilience, and memory. "
— Official Programme Listing
ACADEMIC & FESTIVAL ENGAGEMENT
Guest Author — Frankfurter Buchmesse 2025 (Official Programme #37734)
Guest Lecturer — UC Berkeley · University of Cyprus · AUA · University of Basel
Raw Reading Sessions 2024–26 — Basel · Nicosia · Frankfurt · Brighton
Residency — Villa Empain (Boghossian Foundation) 2024
Erlangen Comic Salon Residency 2024