Five real-life ‘Sleeping Beauties’ are seeking love as part of an art installation at the National Art Museum of Ukraine.
If any of the five sleeping ladies open their eyes when they are kissed by their suitors at the art exhibition, they are contractually obliged to marry them.
The women were chosen earlier this month to each lie sleeping for three days as part of an installation at the country’s national museum.
As they sleep, men survey and kiss the women, trying to wake them.
If the sleeping beauties open their eyes, both the man and woman are contractually obliged to tie the knot.
A sleeping girl lies await her fate at the art exhibition.
The heavily made-up girl sleeps until she feels a kiss she believes may be love.
“Everybody, any viewer, will have to sign the contract, which says if – this is very important, because nobody has to – ‘if I kiss the beauty and she opens her eyes while being kissed, I marry her’,” Ukrainian-Canadian artist Taras Polataiko, who organised the exhibit, told The Telegraph.
Requirements for the princes and princesses are the same. They must be over 18 years old, they should not be married, and they are required to have a serious intention and sincere desire to get married.
One of many men come in to inspect the sleeping girl.
The men sign a contract on the way into the exhibition, saying if the girl wakes he will marry her.
Men are allowed to kiss the beauty only once, and only on the lips.
Polataiko said he hoped the exhibit would produce a real love connection for participants and male visitors.
“I hope they come, so it will be more interesting for the beauties. But I really don’t know. It’s a really serious thing, it’s marriage,” he said.
Don’t open your eyes!! One guy leans in for the kiss…
The Sleeping Beauty exhibit runs from Aug 22 to Sept 9.
