(2 Aug 2025)
ARMENIA EGGSHELL ART
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gyumri, Armenia – 12 July, 2025
1. Wide of Ruben Zakaryann entering the dark room and wearing gloves.
2. Close of engraved eggshell on light stand
UPSOUND: (Armenian), Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“The first (engraved) egg and my first work.”
3. SOUNDBITE: (Armenian), Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“All that you see now started around two years ago from a report broadcast by Russian Channel One. The report was about a pensioner from Saratov city engraving ornamental patterns on eggshells. It attracted my attention immediately and the following days that report was on my mind. Then it became a principle for me… I thought, "If a Russian pensioner could do it, why couldn’t an Armenian pensioner do it?”
4. Close of various engraved eggshells on light stand
6. SOUNDBITE: (Armenian) Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“In the beginning, I only engraved one side of the eggshell, the front, because I was afraid of breaking it. I didn’t have a workshop, so I worked in my room. When my relatives saw me working on the eggshells, they asked what I was doing, and I told them I had decided to pursue this kind of art. Some were unsure whether I would succeed, while others thought I would just end up breaking the shells. But after some time, when they saw that I was actually succeeding, they began to praise my work. That inspired me to expand the scale of what I was doing.”
7. Close of an engraved eggshell being rotated
8. SOUNDBITE: (Armenian), Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
"First, we hollowed out the egg from both ends, then washed it thoroughly to remove any leftover yolk or egg white. Otherwise, it might start to smell and cause problems during work."
9. Mid of Ruben Zakaryan engraving the eggshell with electric drill
10.SOUNDBITE (Armenian), Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“I get really stressed when I make each hole. At that moment, all your attention is focused on not making a single mistake. Otherwise, all your work will be in vain. It creates a unique feeling of intense concentration to avoid accidentally breaking it.”
11. Close of the process of engraving eggshell.
UPSOUND (Armenian) Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“ This is how I make each hole.”
12. SOUNDBITE: (Armenian) Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“So far, I haven’t broken any eggs. I’ve been very careful and patient. But even if I had broken one, I remember the entire design and could easily recreate it on another egg without complaint. The image never disappears. I would only feel some regret over the work that was lost.”
13. Close of the process of engraving eggshell
14. Reverse angle of the process of engraving eggshell
15. SOUNDBITE: (Armenian) Ruben Zakaryann, artist:
“I’ve created all of these works purely for my own aesthetic pleasure—not to sell or make any income from them. I’ve never even thought about it that way.”
16. Close of hands arranging engraved eggshells in a bucket filled with cotton wool
17. Wide of Ruben Zakaryann putting his bucket of eggs in a wardrobe in another room
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
A pensioner in Armenia is creating delicate art from eggshells using an electric drill.
To date he says he’s never broken a single shell.
His careful and painstaking process is impressive to watch, but he has no plans to exhibit or sell his precious artworks.
STORYLINE:
Two years ago, Ruben Zakaryann, a retired engineer from Gyumri in Armenia, discovered a new hobby.
At 70-years-old, Zakaryann began engraving eggshells, a craft that requires strong concentration and patience.
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