LABYRINTH OF UNBREAKABLE CITIES PROJECT LAUNCHED WITHIN THE WORK OF THE MARIUPOL REBORN PLATFORM
The opening of the exhibition-reinterpretation "Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities" was held in Lviv.
The joint project of the Mariupol City Council and the Bakhmut City Military Administration is designed to help rethink the traumatic experience of war and its impact on the architecture of Ukrainian cities. The "Labyrinths of Unbreakable Cities" program unites representatives of the cultural, educational, technical, media and creative spheres, as well as representatives of the authorities and immigrants. The result of the project should be new initiatives for the reconstruction, restoration and revitalization of cities that have undergone large-scale destruction, losing a significant part of their historical and architectural heritage.
Back in the days of the Soviet Union, everything was done to change the history of Mariupol. This is exactly what Russia is trying to do, which drags the past with it along with destruction and crimes. Therefore, now is the time when we have to move away from outdated views. The time has come to cut the umbilical cord of the Soviet and Russian past. The time has come to answer the question of when Mariupol was founded. In order to get a competent answer, we turned to scientists. But defining the history of our city is more than about dates, it is about our self-identification, and most importantly, it is about restoring historical justice
The exhibition will help to understand the depth of the losses of Mariupol and Bakhmut, because it shows the cities destroyed by the Russians in detail and at the same time reminds of how these unique cities looked like before the full-scale invasion.
A separate interactive part of the exhibition is dedicated to the visualization of the future of Mariupol - as a reminder of the dream of all residents of the occupied cities for liberation, reconstruction and peaceful life in Ukraine.
FUTURE EVENTS OF THE MARIUPOL REBORN PLATFORM OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2023
- The work of the lecture hall of the Kharkiv School of Architecture
- Signing of the Memorandum on the development of a cultural de-occupation strategy
- Municipal lecture hall: planning for sustainable development, preservation of green areas and natural resources, memorialization and creation of city museums.
- Workshop "Rethinking cities"
- Educational residence of ideas
- International symposium
- Architectural workshops
- Art project about lost and destroyed works of monumental art
The Mariupol Reborn project is implemented by the Mariupol City Council with the investment support of the Rinat Akhmetov's SCM and international donors.
