{"id":12955,"date":"2020-03-16T22:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T02:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=12955"},"modified":"2020-03-16T22:18:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T02:18:46","slug":"episode-366-sato-moughalian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-366-sato-moughalian","title":{"rendered":"Episode 366 &#8211; Sato Moughalian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show 366:<br \/>\nSato Moughalian<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6245\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12955-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=12955-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a historian. I&#8217;m a musician who&#8217;s obsessed by cultural history, and environment, and filling in gaps.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sup.org\/books\/title\/?id=28630\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-366-sato-moughalian\/sup_moughalian_feast-of-ashes_book-cover-470x705\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?fit=470%2C705&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"470,705\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470&amp;#215;705\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?fit=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12956 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?resize=293%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?resize=293%2C440&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?resize=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/SUP_Moughalian_Feast-of-Ashes_Book-Cover-470x705-1.jpg?w=470&amp;ssl=1 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>The phenomenal new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1503601935\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1503601935&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=78edb5bed33d6300e0680bf8eaca36c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1503601935\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (SUP\/Redwood Press), traces the history of an Armenian family from the mountainous woods of Anatolia to suburban NJ. Author <a href=\"http:\/\/www.satomoughalian.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sato Moughalian<\/a> joins the show to talk about her inspiration to write the life of her grandfather, ceramic tile artist <a href=\"https:\/\/bildnercenter.rutgers.edu\/past-events-2015-2016\/787-david-ohannessian-and-the-armenian-ceramics-of-jerusalem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ohannessian<\/a>, the chronicle her family&#8217;s exodus through the Armenian Genocide, and how she had to prepare herself to visit Turkey as part of her research. We get into the multi-generational process of coping with trauma, the horrors of the Armenian Genocide and its ongoing denial, how her grandfather wound up helping retile the Dome of the Rock (while bringing Ottoman tile art to Jerusalem), and the way oral storytelling can capture styles that differ from family to family. We also talk through he music background (Sato&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.satomoughalian.com\/flutistbio.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an accomplished flutist<\/a>), the creative community of NYC, her seven-year period of introspection and grief-work, and whether she&#8217;s considering another book, now that she&#8217;s got her first volume under her belt. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1503601935\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1503601935&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=78edb5bed33d6300e0680bf8eaca36c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1503601935\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Grief and trauma were not the only things I inherited from my family.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j_R-UIImeIs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;In my family, oral storytelling was the way history was passed down from one generation to the next.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/6CuwPgXvLQoiKE5T44fJGB\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s an audience for music as a religious activity.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t140060040\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_366_-_Sato_Moughalian.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-366-sato-moughalian\/sato-moughalian\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?fit=576%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 20D&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1132039130&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sato-Moughalian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?fit=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?resize=413%2C620&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?resize=413%2C620&amp;ssl=1 413w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?resize=293%2C440&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sato-Moughalian.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satomoughalian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sato Moughalian<\/a> is an award-winning flutist in New York City and Artistic Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perspectivesensemble.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Perspectives Ensemble<\/a>, founded in 1993 to explore and contextualize works of composers and visual artists. Since 2007, Ms. Moughalian has also traveled to Turkey, England, Israel, Palestine, and France to uncover the traces of her grandfather&#8217;s life and work, has published articles, and gives talks on the genesis of Jerusalem&#8217;s Armenian ceramic art. Her new book is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1503601935\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1503601935&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=78edb5bed33d6300e0680bf8eaca36c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1503601935\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Fella<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/may4th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hal Mayforth<\/a>, used with permission from\u00a0the artist. The conversation was recorded at Sato&#8217;s home on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4WKYIFHCCL6N44BR\">Zoom H5<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photo of Ms. Moughalian by XXX. It&#8217;s on my <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show 366: Sato Moughalian &#8220;I&#8217;m not a historian. I&#8217;m a musician who&#8217;s obsessed by cultural history, and environment, and filling in gaps.&#8221; The phenomenal new book, Feast of Ashes: The Life and Art of David Ohannessian (SUP\/Redwood Press), traces the history of an Armenian family from the mountainous woods of Anatolia to suburban &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-366-sato-moughalian\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Episode 366 &#8211; Sato Moughalian&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25,22,46,40,1183,18,20],"tags":[5966,5972,5970,5965,5971,5967,5968],"class_list":["post-12955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture","category-art","category-design","category-music","category-podcasts","category-politics-implicit","category-religion","tag-adina-hoffman","tag-david-ohannessian","tag-griselda-ohanessian","tag-john-carswell","tag-kevork-mourad","tag-samuel-friedman","tag-sato-moughalian","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3mX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13349,"url":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-sato-moughalian","url_meta":{"origin":12955,"position":0},"title":"COVID Check-In with Sato Moughalian","author":"Gil","date":"May 9, 2020","format":"audio","excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Sato Moughalian Flutist and author Sato Moughalian was the last person with whom I recorded an in-person podcast, and the first guest of the show to turn up positive with COVID-19. 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