Irina Troitskaya

From the aeroplane over the sea

Made my living environment a bit more cheerful the other night. The exhibition's opening was incredibly quiet and deserted as it happened an hour after midnight. I called it "My Neighborhood" and put 13 portraits on the walls.

I also put a blank piece of paper and asked to make a portrait of the neighbor number fourteenth. Unknown someone put down the exhibition's name and credits and replaced my blank with a picture of Tyrrhenian sea instead. I live by the sea! In the center of Moscow! My dream finally came true.

Also I have one more potentially pleasant neighborhood. Somebody is trying to play with the audience too. It seems people were happy to take part as I made these shots one by one during less then 24 hours. We do need more smiles in the streets, yes, please.

Nice to meet you stranger. Could be a dialogue!