Mehelle Archives - Ajam Media Collective

Ajam Media Collective’s ‘Məhəllə’ exhibition explores themes of nostalgia, family histories, and the ‘social biography of things’. It ran from June 8th to June 16th at Baku’s Artim Artspace.

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Facade: A Mehelle Film About Urban Change in Baku

Posted on November 14, 2017December 30, 2017
byRustin Zarkar
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We Apologize for the Temporary Inconvenience: Capturing Baku’s Not-so-Ephemeral Public Banners

Exploring Yerevan’s Oldest Neighborhood: History and Ethics of Heritage Preservation in Kond

New Beginnings in the Face of Demolition: Baku’s Sovetski Celebrates a Final Novruz

Posted on March 22, 2017May 19, 2017
byRustin Zarkar
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Baku’s Ruin Economy: Finding Value in Abandoned Sovetski

Posted on December 27, 2016February 22, 2017
byAjam Media Collective
4 minute read

Things Left Behind: Family Photos from Sovestki

Posted on November 25, 2016January 23, 2017
byAjam Media Collective
1 minute read

“Beauty All Over My Skin:” Music in the Alleys of Sovetski

Posted on November 17, 2016February 11, 2017
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byAjam Media Collective

In late 2013, filmmaker Vincent Moon visited Azerbaijan to create a documentary about the country’s traditional music, the places that gave birth to it, and the culture surrounding it. After…

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Ajam’s Mehelle: Recording Everyday Life in Endangered Neighborhoods

Posted on October 10, 2016January 23, 2017
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byRustin Zarkar

Ajam Media Collective has created Mehelle— a new project dedicated to preserving the sights, sounds, and memories of rapidly-changing neighborhoods from Eastern Anatolia to Central Asia. It will serve as a multimedia resource for local inhabitants, community organizers, and urban researchers long after such neighborhoods have been demolished, gentrified, or transformed by private and state-led construction projects.

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