On Thursday, August 25, 2002, AAAWA hosted “An Assembly of Moths: Afghanistan, One Year Later” — an online gathering through art. The program provided an opportunity to reflect on the somber anniversary while also affirming our humanity, preservation, and imagination through poetry, song, dance, film, and a participatory sonic healing ritual.
Featured artists included:
- Ali Baluch, Filmmaker
- Liala Zaray, Poet
- Mozhdeh Ahmadi, Writer
- Noor Agha Ahmadi, Filmmaker
- Parul Shah, Kathak dancer
- Qais Essar, Rabab Player
- Seelai Karzai, Poet
- Trina Basu & Arun Ramamurthy, Violinists
- Zeeshan Khan Talaash, Filmmaker
- Zelikha Shoja, Interdisciplinary artist
“Afghanistan and Korea’s histories are so different and yet there is the similarity of incredible pain and loss and diaspora after the involvement of the US/Western powers. I learned so much but also felt so much resonance with my own sense of personal/ethnic/national history.“
Hyejung Kook