Balcony chores

 A woman went out onto the balcony of her new apartment to rearrange the flowers. She is surrounded by the rare sounds of the street in an emptying town within the 'remoteness' of Armenian highlands. 

While locals leave this place in search of jobs and better life opportunities, she arrived here striving for a safe harbour from state violence amid the Russia-Ukraine war. She enjoys the tranquil evening & the new life of a rural art teacher, which leaves her plenty of time for gardening. Something she could not afford in a large city where she comes from. 

Recorded in Tumanyan, Armenia by Maria Gunko.

Part of the Migration Sounds project, the world’s first collection of the sounds of human migration. 

For more information and to explore the project, see https://www.citiesandmemory.com/migration