Dying alone
Illustrations done for online magazine Chai Khana
The article by Hasmik Baleyan tells the story about childless couples in Armenian villages and the consequences of it.
““Getting older and living without someone to care for us frightens me,” he said.”
“Women in particular feel pressure to have children, and can experience discrimination and even abuse from their in-laws if they do not get pregnant “on time””
“It should be emphasized that in the villages it is important to have a baby at least a few years after marriage and, if after many years of marriage the woman has not been able to become pregnant, this causes many problems in families, and as I have said, often divorce follows,”
You can read the article here
The criteria for the illustration was to be non-direct, poetic, detailed, desaturated and dreamy.
