Epress.am News from Armenia
“For example, can you imagine if a dolphinarium was built at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin?” asked writer-publicist, singer and art critic Vahram Tatikyan while speaking to journalists on his upcoming hunger strike as a sign of protest against Yerevan City Hall’s decision to construct a dolphinarium (an aquarium of dolphins) in Komitas Park, near the Pantheon.
“Why not? It can even be built in the yard of the National Assembly. It would be very good, our parliamentarians with [their] tired and rotten nerves will calm their nerves by watching dolphins,” he said ironically.
As reported earlier, Tatikyan will begin his hunger strike — which he says has no expiry date — at 12 pm on Oct. 20 at Komitas Park.
To journalists’ observation that the aquarium in question is already 80% ready, Tatikyan said that numerous buildings in the world have been demolished, so why not this one?
“I’m not going to leave there until I see how the bulldozers are demolishing the building,” he said.
He added that with the support of different NGOs, a number of events will take place every day: evenings dedicated to the creative work of the artists buried in the Pantheon, exhibits, concerts and tree planting. According to the writer and publicist, a group of youth will join the hunger strike on Friday, while on Saturday, Bicycle+ NGO will organize a bike tour.