“Brothels and cemeteries constitute a semi-obscure second level of urban public space. They are spatially delineated, with their own rules- yet, they are vital to a city. It’s important to keep spaces like these at the heart of the city. Cemeteries were moved out of city centres in the 19th century because of the negative connotations (illness, death etc). No, this is life, this is memory, this is how you shape the culture: we all come from somewhere, and we will all end up somewhere, and some people will end up in that place”
Mara Bitrou, interview with the author (1 September 2012)