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Contested Space

Contested Space is Art Project by Svetlana Atlavina. portrays the perils of traveling on foot, by car and particularly cycling in the streets of central London. It is inspired by cyclists’ and pedestrians’ experiences. Thus the main purpose of the multimedia installation is to draw one’s attention to the existing situation within the pool of street traffic. The name, Contested Space, reflects a social situation where every day participants of the city’s traffic compete for their personal track spaces and the shortest journey time. This booklet is a compilation of text, drafts of paintings, rejected ideas, sketchbook pages, oil and acrylic paintings.

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I have a huge archive of photographs and videos from my walks in London. That database provides

me with a stimulus for creating images in different types of art techniques.

Somehow, I look at cycling as means of escaping from the busy life at work, having the freedom of

movement, and feeling the speed. This point, others can respond by saying that this is the means to

save money, to avoid public transport or fuel expenses. Yes it is, that’s why I think that interaction

between pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers is part of our daily routine.

If it takes about an hour for us to commute to work, then we spent about 480 hours per year, which

is equivalent to 60 working days, on the streets of London.

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I have a huge archive of photographs and videos from my walks in London. That database provides me with a stimulus for creating images in different types of art techniques. Somehow, I look at cycling as means of escaping from the busy life at work, having the freedom of movement, and feeling the speed. This point, others can respond by saying that this is the means to save money, to avoid public transport or fuel expenses. Yes it is, that’s why I think that interaction between pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers is part of our daily routine. If it takes about an hour for us to commute to work, then we spent about 480 hours per year, which is equivalent to 60 working days, on the streets of London. 32

Many of us do not drive or cycle, Some of us do not walk only drive, Some of us are driven all the time, at the point some of them start walking, cycling, driving, and generally speaking, socially interacting with other members of the traffic. Everyone knows about the existence of the Highway Code but in rush hour, it is not the priority people are thinking about. Walking, cycling, and driving or using public transport has become part of our daily routine. We don’t think about the street design on our way back home, we think about our last conversation at work or what will be at our dinner table. Rush hour makes us angry, impolite and nervous. 33

Page 1 and 2: CONTESTED SPACE
Page 3 and 4: CONTESTED SPACE Art Project by Svet
Page 5 and 6: Rejected ideas Initially, I started
Page 7 and 8: Scream of the Monk, 122 x102cm, oil
Page 9 and 10: means of traveling a short distance
Page 11 and 12: Handmade print of linocut, made by
Page 13 and 14: The top left handmade print was pro
Page 15 and 16: Untitled, Oil on canvas, 80cm x 80c
Page 17 and 18: I created 72 images which is equiva
Page 19 and 20: The challenges I faced were many, s
Page 21 and 22: Night Cycling, oil on canvas, 100cm
Page 23 and 24: Wheel and Light, oil on canvas, 80c
Page 25 and 26: Cycling is altogether is a social s
Page 27 and 28: “Detect a rhythm: the passing of
Page 29 and 30: Square metre in the city, oil on ca
Page 31: Usually, it takes almost an hour to
Page 36: Project, shows and print materials

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