I don't spend much time outside. I'm either at uni or at work or at home in front of the monitor. When I'm going somewhere by a minibus or whatever I listen to music and look out of the window but what I see doesn't get fixed in my mind. When a bird flies over a lake, its reflection is there but as soon as the bird is gone there is no sign of the bird left in the lake. The same is with me. When I'm in public transport I think some things through, play back some moments of the day, plan, analyze, etc.
Today I've been taking some photos of the street and buildings for Tamanyan's museum-institute's website which I'm working on. I'm not an architect, not a designer, not a person of art so maybe I don't have much right to speak up but I will. I was shocked. Honestly. Every time I saw a construction of a new building my heart fell somewhere and I had one wish: to run away.
It's not the city I knew! Looks like smth between Yerevan and say Chicago.
It's like to live in an American city! Modern tall and ugly buildings being built by the side of those I'm used to, those in the bad state, those that are beautiful.
Nobody cares whether you can meet all colors of the rainbow on the walls of just 1 house. Earlier people I'd say "Yerevan is beautiful! Its buildings are beautiful." Now I'll say "Yerevan is ugly! There are SOME beautiful buildings left."
It's a shame!
Who cares? A handful of people. And what can they do if the Armenian people actually like it all. Of course, new buildings are built and that means more people from villages can move to Yerevan and they will never (don't) care whether the city has lost its face. On the contrary they will be happy and actually will think that it will be better if all buildings are so big, colorful. And of course the government is like its people... Mr. Tsarukian has made a statement that "We will open the doors of the Opera house for sports!" and for example at the moment is being held there! Again a handful of people is terrified while for the majority it's okay. And who can do anything when mr. Tsarukian who is as much educated as the people in his party (great number of people) has so much money? And who in general do you consider educated? Those yellow-mouthed children graduating every year? Come on eveybody knows that daddy will buy a diploma for his daughter who will hang it on the wall to show to her mother-in law. Or to his son whose military service will be delayed and who will anyway become a businessman and continue his daddy's work.
I don't give up or smth. Just I'm very sorry about this situation and about Armenian nation in general. Armenia is somewhere in the Dark Ages now. Hopefully someday Renaissance will take place.
