Miniature of Life
Some singles of daily life across cultures during my personal trips.
Cairo, Egypt, 2024.
Vladimir, Russia, 2021.
The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2021.
Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2023.
Big Almaty Lake, Kazakhstan, 2023.
Kashgar, China, 2023.
Mexico City, Mexico, 2024.
Athens, Ohio, the US, 2023.
Nelsonville, Ohio, the US, 2023. Homelessness remains a serious social issue in the US. According to the 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, the state recorded 10,654 individuals struggling with homelessness in Ohio. Scott Fox, a 53-year-old man originally from Massachusetts, lives in Nelsonville, Ohio, and finds himself in the heart of this crisis. He has been homeless for 8 years when he lost his job as a truck driver as a consequence of a DUI (Driving under the influence). Subsequently, he faced another setback when he temporarily stepped away from his job at Burger King, where he left work for some days for his grandma’s funeral. But the days he left exceeded the mandate days, which led to his abrupt dismissal from work, his inability to pay rent, and the beginning of his homeless life. He also suffers from mental health issues and, most recently, a brain bleed. Amidst these hardships, Scott maintains a strong spirit, consistently seeking opportunities to contribute to his community. He regularly visits pizza shops in the centre and food bank to do voluntary work to gain food for himself. He lives in a tree truck in the deep woods, seeking solace and shelter from the urban chaos.
Mexico City, Mexico, 2024.
Moscow, Russia, 2021.
Moscow, Russia, 2021. A Covid patient looks outside the window in a Moscow municipal hospital converted into a COVID-19 rehabilitation center.
Altai, Russia, 2020.
Voronezh, Russia, 2021.
Athens, Ohio, the US. Megan Richards, 66. To get rid of the destructive cycle of substance abuse and follow her father’s honourable path in the Navy, Megan served in the military as a male, served in the submarine department for more than 21 years, where she gained leadership, which she thinks it’s a very masculine thing — still she can reflect on a lot of things. During her time in the military, she injected testosterone to have more masculinity. But she identified as a non-binary person at a very young age — now Megan still does. This leadership she acquired in the army, which, according to Megan, traditionally is very masculine, still unconsciously has a substantial impact on her mindset as she trains the pets in Russian because Megan doesn’t want other people to give orders to her pets. “There was never a gender component in my identity, so I didn’t worry about it until after I decided to make a conscious decision to let the binary nature go, ” Megan says.
Voronezh, Russia, 2021.
