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Curator: Pavlo Gudimov. «Ya Gallery» Art Center, Kyiv
«Citillusion. Contemptarch*», author: Maria Bykova. Research Project



Dear Kievites and guests of Ukrainian capital. If you like strolling in the city, not only looking down but enjoying - then this project is for you. All you find on these walls you could see in the streets all around you, you can't escape the contemptarch. The project is rather lingering. With every step in Kiev you get a new portion of "inspiration" and something to explore. Now you have a chance to see just a small part of what have been and will be explored.

Contemptarch of a contemptcity spreads over houses, roads, water, trees, flowers, sometimes -children playgrounds, more rarely - parks and town gardens. As the time goes by, people like to change buildings most of all. Kiev is a fast developing city. Therefore architects have no time even to look around while designing their projects. The very moment they let their fantasies flourish, construction already starts. As an explorer of contemptarch and Kiev resident I came to such conclusions:

1. Contemptarchitects are not on friendly terms with each other and never show anybody (but customers of course] their projects until construction starts.
2.  They never go outside, at home they have no windows orthey live in othercities and have never been to Kiev. Otherwise contemptarchitects would have at least some slight concept on this city style.
3.  Most of contemptarchitects are totally crazy about Star Wars and the like. How else would you explain their devotion to various antennas, UFO-styled roofs and passion for extra small windows and balconies?
4.   Majority of contemptarchitects' customers are from Oriental countries, mostly Islamic. More than a half of newly erected buildings in contemptarch are decorated with tiny fortresses looking like minarets.
5.   Contemptarchitects spend their holidays in Turkey and Egypt and have never been anywhere in Western Europe.

Contemptarch explorer: M. Bykova
The exploration is going on...

* - Contemporary + Architecture = Contemptarch