The Architect of a New Ukrainian Wave Born in the salt-aired, historic streets of Odesa in 1961, Olexander Rojtburd emerged as a defining voice during one of the most turbulent transitions in Eastern European history. As the rigid structures of the Soviet Union began to fracture, Rojtburd stood at the precipice of a new era, translating the chaos of a crumbling empire into a vibrant, postmodern aesthetic. His education at the Odesa Pe…