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Veronika Babayan (b. 1994) is an artist and educator based in Rotterdam. Her practice is rooted in the feminist discourse of matriotism. Using an auto-ethnographic approach, she examines how intergenerational trauma and collective memory are preserved and passed down within diasporic communities. Babayan’s interdisciplinary work primarily manifests in multimedia installations and public engagement. A significant aspect of her practice focuses on the traditional fruit leather-making technique, historically practiced by women in the South Caucasus and SWANA regions. Babayan is drawn to the material for its ability to embody the oral histories of displacement and survival, particularly those of Armenian women. In this context, the recipe serves as a collective political subjectivity, a mnemonic device, and a vessel for transmitting oral histories.