Andrew B. Barkhatov

Bronze rises through cold - a step from “Woe from Wit” into winter air. --- The final frame of the roll captures Alexander Sergeyevich Griboedov from a low, dramatic angle — a perspective that makes him appear as if he is stepping forward, rising from bronze into motion. The monument, usually reserved and static, becomes unexpectedly dynamic: the coat thrown over his shoulders, the clenched hand, the forward stance — all amplified by the upward view. The title echoes this duality: Griboedov Ascending reflects the visual momentum, while Woe from Wit anchors the image in the writer’s legacy. It’s as if the monument momentarily bridges the distance between literature and street, between the 19th century and a winter morning in 2018. Shot on expired Ilford HP5, the grain and contrast emphasize the monument’s texture and presence. A fitting end to the roll — a figure of Russian culture caught mid‑stride, poised between history and imagination. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200mm ƒ4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol Photo taken: 13/02/2018 Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Location: Chistoprudny Boulevard, Moscow The monument to Griboyedov is a sculpture of playwright Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov in Moscow, at the beginning of Chistoprudniy Boulevard, near the exit of the metro station of the same name. (Sculptor: A. A. Manuilov, Architect: AA Zavarzin Building: 1959)

“Griboedov Ascending or Woe from Wit” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Bronze rises through cold -
a step from “Woe from Wit”
into winter air.

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Three halos in snow - February keeps their trace on a vanished wall. This photograph captures a now‑vanished piece of Moscow street art by Ivan Simonov, one of the key figures of the new wave of Russian urban intervention. Simonov is known for his long‑running project “Little People”, launched in 2016, where he integrates miniature human figures into the cityscape. His works often depict passers‑by, police officers, workers, or marginalized individuals — tiny silhouettes placed into unexpected architectural corners. The project is built on documentary photography and micro‑posters, turning everyday characters into part of the city’s visual narrative. Simonov’s approach is both social and poetic: he shows how small a person can seem within the massive machinery of the metropolis, yet how expressive a single gesture or posture can be. This particular work — three police officers with halos and wings — once appeared in the archway of the “Khodasevich” bookstore. It was a sharp, ironic commentary on authority, innocence, and the blurred lines between order and mythology. Like much of Simonov’s art, it was short‑lived: painted over, erased, or simply lost to time. This photograph, taken on expired Ilford HP5, preserves a moment of this fragile urban mythology — a trio of “holy patrolmen” standing in a snowy Moscow passage, caught between satire and sanctity. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Archway of the “Khodasevich” bookstore, Moscow, Russia

Holy Patrol - Street Art by Ivan Simonov (Project “Little People”)
(Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Three halos in snow -
February keeps their trace
on a vanished wall.

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Winter bends the street - Maroseyka drifts softly through the morning light. ___ Another February frame from the same roll - Maroseyka stretching forward in a gentle winter bend, lined with lamps, old facades, and bundled figures moving through the cold. Cars glide along the wet pavement, pedestrians weave between patches of snow, and the street holds its familiar rhythm, a blend of history and everyday motion. Shot on expired Ilford HP5, the monochrome grain turns the scene into a quiet documentary fragment. Nothing dramatic happens here - just a winter morning on Maroseyka, a street that has carried centuries of footsteps and still feels alive in its understated way. _____ Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200mm ƒ4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol Photo taken: 13/02/2018 Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Location: Maroseyka Street, Moscow Street Maroseika - street in the Central Administrative District of Moscow. It passes from the Ilyinsky Gate to the Pokrovka street. The numbering of houses is from the Ilyinsky Gate Square. In addition to those mentioned, streets lead to the street: c odd, north side - B. Zlatoustinsky, and with even - B. Spasoglinischevsky and Petroverig.

“Winter Curve on Maroseyka” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Winter bends the street -
Maroseyka drifts softly
through the morning light.

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Snow on quiet signs - Pokrovka keeps its rhythm in the winter light. A simple February moment on Pokrovka: snow on barrels, wrought‑iron awnings, a lone passerby, and the soft glow of shop signs half‑hidden by winter light. This street has its own rhythm - a mix of old Moscow charm and modern storefronts, where even the smallest details become part of the city’s quiet choreography. The snow softens the edges, the wet pavement reflects the day, and the scene turns into a small monochrome vignette of everyday life in the center of Moscow. Shot on expired Ilford HP5, the grain and contrast give the frame a gentle documentary feel - a winter sketch, nothing more, nothing less, but full of the atmosphere that makes Pokrovka what it is. ________ Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200mm ƒ4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol Photo taken: 13/02/2018 Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Location: Pokrovka Street, Moscow

“Winter on Pokrovka Street” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Snow on quiet signs—
Pokrovka keeps its rhythm
in the winter light.

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Stone maidens watching - winter folds around their robes, Rumyantsev’s silence. These five frames capture the sculptural details of the historic building at 17/6 Maroseyka Street - once the palace of Count Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev, statesman, collector, and one of the great patrons of Russian culture. Today the building houses the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, but its façade still carries the artistic language of its earlier era. The classical female figures adorning the façade have no recorded names. They are anonymous allegories - embodiments of knowledge, arts, virtues, or simply the decorative ideals of the late 19th‑century architectural imagination. Their gestures, drapery, and symbolic attributes hint at a forgotten narrative, one that once suited the grandeur of the Rumyantsev residence. Photographed on expired Ilford HP5 in the cold February light, these sculptures reveal a quiet dialogue between stone and winter. Their robes catch the shadows, their faces remain calm, and the ornate architectural framing turns each figure into a scene from a silent classical drama. This series preserves not only the craftsmanship of Moscow’s architectural heritage, but also the lingering spirit of the Rumyantsev Palace - a place where history, culture, and allegory still live in stone. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Location: Former Rumyantsev Palace (now Embassy of the Republic of Belarus), Maroseyka 17/6, Moscow Title: Stone Maidens of the Rumyantsev Palace — I–V

Stone maidens watching— winter folds around their robes, Rumyantsev’s silence. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (exp. 08.2014), dev. Xtol Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Location: Former Rumyantsev Palace (now Embassy of the Republic of Belarus), Maroseyka 17/6, Moscow The real gem of the complex of buildings of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation is the palace of Count N. P. Rumyantsev. The building is an interesting monument of Russian architecture. White-blue palace, decorated in a pseudo-baroque style. It was erected in the XVII century and completely rebuilt in the middle of the XIX century. During the reconstruction on the balconies of the building, female allegorical sculptures appeared. Sculptural female figures that decorate the second and third floors are at first sight purely decorative, but they are allegorical images symbolizing agriculture and cattle breeding - on the second floor, free arts - theater, singing, dance, architecture, painting, music - on the third understand by looking at their attributes). In 1957 a complex of buildings was transferred to the use of the Representation of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian SSR. In early 1993, it housed the diplomatic representation of Belarus in Russia. In 2004-2013 there was a complete reconstruction of buildings with the restoration of the original interiors of the XIX century.

Stone Maidens of the Rumyantsev Palace (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Stone maidens watching -
winter folds around their robes,
Rumyantsev’s silence.

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Evening subway car. He holds the world in pause - the city keeps moving. Falling onto the bench of a late‑night subway car, I saw a figure that felt almost out of place, out of time. I’ve been building my collection “Life in the Metro” for years, capturing all kinds of faces, but this one was different: the face, the clothes, the whole presence - as if he had stepped out of a novel. He wasn’t posing; he was simply living inside his own thoughts. I tried, as any documentarian should, to remain invisible, not to disturb his quiet and not to let the image dissolve into the air like a wisp of smoke.

“While the Train Moves”

Evening subway car.
He holds the world in pause -
the city keeps moving.

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Snow crowns the cold brow— a nameless face in winter waiting for the thaw. --- In the courtyard of the Moscow Union of Artists, sculptures stand as if forgotten by time— and winter finishes their stories with its own hand. This bust, identity unknown, carries a heavy crown of February snow. The expression is stern, almost contemplative, as if the figure is thinking about the summer it once saw, or about the stillness of stone, or simply about how fast snow falls when no one has time to brush it away. A quiet moment in a hidden Moscow courtyard, captured on expired Ilford HP5, where winter turns art into something both accidental and poetic. --- Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Courtyard of the Moscow Union of Artists, Starosadsky Lane 5, Building 5, Moscow, Russia <i>Russia, Moscow, Starosadskiy per., 5 The sculptures in the yard of the Moscow Union of Artists Author, title of the sculpture, and the date of creation, I could not find it. As information becomes available, I will change a signature image.</i>

“Buried in February Snow” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Snow crowns the cold brow—
a nameless face in winter
waiting for the thaw.

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“Winter Guardians of Red Square” Bronze heroes in snow— winter leans on their shoulders, history keeps warm. Two frames taken on a cold February day, before the restoration of the monument, yet the bronze looks steady, alive, as if the frost only sharpens its presence. In the first image, the figures stand against fragments of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, snow settling on their shoulders like a quiet reminder of time. In the second, the camera moves closer— and Minin and Pozharsky become almost human, their faces softened by winter, their gesture frozen not only in metal, but in the February air itself. These are not just statues. They are winter guardians of Red Square, holding their silent vigil as Moscow moves around them. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Red Square, by Saint Basil’s Cathedral (Monument to Minin and Pozharsky), Moscow, Russia Temperature: –6°C Title: Winter Vigil — Minin & Pozharsky

“Faces of Frost and Bronze” Bronze heroes in snow— winter leans on their shoulders, history keeps warm. Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Red Square, by Saint Basil’s Cathedral (Monument to Minin and Pozharsky), Moscow, Russia Temperature: –6°C Title: Winter Vigil — Minin & Pozharsky

“Minin & Pozharsky: Winter Vigil” (Ilford HP5 Plus400)

Bronze heroes in snow -
winter leans on their shoulders,
history keeps warm.

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Old chimneys exhale - winter turns steam into sky, the city keeps warm. ___ Industrial Winter Breath — GES‑1, Moscow On a cold February day, the city feels almost weightless, yet the old power station reminds you that Moscow still breathes in steam and steel. GES‑1, one of the oldest operating thermal plants in Russia, stands just beyond the frame - its architecture hidden, but its presence unmistakable in the rising winter plume. The chimneys exhale into the cold air, turning heat into fog, industry into atmosphere. It’s a winter cityscape where history and utility merge, a quiet moment of Moscow’s industrial heartbeat caught on expired Ilford HP5. ___ Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Moscow, Russia

“Industrial Winter Breath” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Old chimneys exhale -
winter turns steam into sky,
the city keeps warm.

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Bridge cuts winter air - Kremlin towers mark the path, horizon holds MGU. ___ Winter Axis of Moscow Turning 180 degrees from the previous frame, the city rearranges itself into a new geometry. The Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge stretches across the river, Kokorevsky Courtyard sits quietly to the side, and the Kremlin towers rise in their familiar rhythm— sharp, steady, unmistakably Moscow. Far on the horizon, almost dissolving into winter haze, stands the silhouette of Moscow State University, a distant anchor of the city’s skyline. It’s a layered winter landscape: bridge, fortress, spires, and the long echo of the Soviet vertical. A February moment where the city aligns itself into one clean architectural line. ___ Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Moscow, Russia

“From the River to the Spires or Winter Axis of Moscow” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Bridge cuts winter air -
Kremlin towers mark the path,
horizon holds MGU.

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Winter city sleeps - the river carries silence, the tower keeps its light. ___ Moscow River. Winter city landscape. A mild frost, just six degrees below zero, but the air has that winter ring to it. The Moscow River stretches across the bottom of the frame, a calm dark ribbon beneath the city. Above it stands the Bolshoy Ustinsky Bridge—solid, steady— and the iconic Kotelnicheskaya skyscraper, watching the city like a monument from another era. Expired Ilford HP5 adds its own grain of winter breath, giving the scene a quiet, timeless texture. This is Moscow unhurried. Moscow holding its shape in the cold. Moscow written like an architectural score. ___ Technical details: Variations on a theme “...with a film across Moscow” Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08/2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: February 13, 2018 Location: Moscow, Russia Temperature: –6°C Title: Winter Over the Moscow River

“Winter Over the Moscow River” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Winter city sleeps -
the river carries silence,
the tower keeps its light

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She aims at the world - I catch her in that instant, two hunters of light. She raised her camera to catch a moment in the winter crowd, focused, steady, unaware that someone else was framing her at the same time. Two photographers crossing paths for a heartbeat— two hunters sharing the same light without ever noticing each other. Technical notes: Photo from the series Trust Me, I’m a Photographer Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Maslenitsa festival

“Caught in the Act of Catching” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

She aims at the world -
I catch her in that instant,
two hunters of light.

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Cold air, warm screen light— her thoughts move faster than wind, February waits. She stood in the middle of the Maslenitsa crowd, wrapped in fur and winter layers, yet completely absorbed in the small glow of her phone. Maybe she was writing impressions of the festival, maybe a work message, maybe something only she will remember. A quiet moment of focus in the middle of Moscow’s February celebration. Technical notes: Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Manezhnaya Square

“A Moment Between Messages” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Cold air, warm screen light -
her thoughts move faster than wind,
February waits.

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“Winter Pause at the Festival Café” Smoke curls in cold air— her thoughts drift like winter steam, quiet in the crowd. She sat at the festival café as if the whole winter had paused around her. Smoke, steam, a cup warming her hands— small rituals that made the cold feel softer. People moved, music played, decorations glittered, but she stayed inside her own quiet orbit, a moment of stillness in the middle of Maslenitsa’s noise. Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200 mm ƒ/4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Maslenitsa festival

“The Pause Between Drags or Coffee and Cigarettes” Coffee warms her hands - smoke drifts into winter light, a quiet observer. A small winter ritual at the festival café: coffee in one hand, a cigarette in the other, and the city moving around her in slow, cold layers. She wasn’t posing, wasn’t performing— just living inside her own quiet moment, a brief pause in the middle of Moscow’s February noise. Part of the ongoing series “Observer”, variations on a theme “…with a film across Moscow.” Technical notes: Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: SMC Pentax‑FA 80–320mm F4.5–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Manezhnaya Square

“Warming the February Air”

“Coffee and Cigarettes” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Coffee warms her hands -
smoke drifts into winter light,
a quiet observer.

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Cold air, warm faces— the straw beast watches quietly as winter blushes. They kissed in the middle of the festival, as if winter had stepped aside for a moment to let something warmer happen. Behind them, the straw creature stood still— part horse, part fox, part ancient witness— watching the scene with the patience of something built to outlast the weather. Technical notes: Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200 mm ƒ/4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Maslenitsa festival

“Winter Heat, Straw Witness” (Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Cold air, warm faces—
the straw beast watches quietly
as winter blushes.

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“Maslenitsa Totem: The One Who Waits for Flame” Straw beast in the cold— winter breath clings to its face, fire waits in the wings. He stood in the cold like a creature borrowed from an older century— part horse, part fox, part winter spirit shaped by human hands. The straw held the frost the way skin holds memory, and the festival moved around him as if he were its quiet guardian. Maslenitsa builds its idols only to burn them, but for a brief moment he was simply a figure of weather and light, waiting for his turn in the ancient cycle. Technical notes: Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200 mm ƒ/4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014), developed in Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Photo taken: 13 February 2018 Location: Moscow, Maslenitsa festival

“Maslenitsa Totem: The One Who Waits for Flame”
(Ilford HP5 Plus 400)

Straw beast in the cold—
winter breath clings to its face,
fire waits in the wings.

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“A Gentleman Made of Weather” A hat, a briar pipe— winter sculpts a quiet face that melts into spring. Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200 mm ƒ/4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014) Developer: Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Shooting date: February 12, 2018 Subject: “The Snow Gentleman” (found portrait)

“The Snowman Who Took Himself Seriously” A hat, a briar pipe— winter sculpts a quiet face that melts into spring. Technical notes (EN): Camera: Pentax MZ‑7 Lens: Takumar‑F 70–200 mm ƒ/4–5.6 Film: Ilford HP5 Plus 400 (expired 08.2014) Developer: Xtol Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100 Shooting date: February 12, 2018 Subject: “The Snow Gentleman” (found portrait)

“The Snow Gentleman: Two Winter Portraits”
(Ilford HP5 Plus 400) @ilfordphoto.com

A hat, a briar pipe—
winter sculpts a quiet face
that melts into spring

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“The Girl Who Debugged the Afternoon” (А-125 Film) She sat on the steps with sunlight cutting across the frame, as if the day itself wanted to underline her presence. A mechanic, a beat‑maker, a writer, a quantum mathematician— all versions of her coexisting without contradiction. She talked with her hands open, as if holding both an engine and an equation at once. The flare wasn’t a mistake. It was the camera agreeing with her energy. __ Camera: Canon EOS 5 Lens: Canon Zoom Lens EF 70–210 mm Film: A‑125 Film (Foqus), panchromatic B&W, 100 μm base Scanner: Frontier SP500 Lab: dev & scan by @luchlab Shooting date: October 10, 2021 Model: Carinetta aka @CarinettaSataness_Synesthesia P.S. A125 Film is a Russian panchromatic black‑and‑white stock with a thicker 100‑micron base. It has noticeably lower contrast and a wider tonal and spectral range. Spoolled in 35mm cassettes without DX coding. Developed using classic black‑and‑white chemistry.

“The Girl Who Debugged the Afternoon” (А-125 Film)

Sunflare on her hands—
she weighs engines and equations,
beats humming beneath.

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The roll was almost over when the film decided to split the world in half. Only a fragment of a frame remained, but instead of ending cleanly, it folded time and let Anna appear twice— once as herself, and once as the echo she left behind. The river didn’t choose between them. It simply carried both versions downstream, as if double exposure were the most natural way for a person to exist. Technical notes: Location: Klyazma River, Shchyolkovo, Moscow Region Model: Anna Ars Camera: Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II (SPII) Lens: MC Helios 44K‑4 2/58 Film: Konica Centuria 100 (expired 01.2007), scanned as black & white Scanner: Epson Stylus Photo RX500 + VueScan Date: 19/04/2017 Scan: Full-length strip, no frame mask; perforation visible; intentional double exposure on the final half-frame

“The Gal Who Arrived Twice”

Last frame of the reel—
she crosses her own shadow,
time misses its mark.

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He walked up to me in the memorial park and said only, “Take my picture.” No story, no introduction, no request for a copy. Just a brief alignment of two strangers and a shutter click. He left as quietly as he arrived, poles tapping the grass, as if he had stepped out of the frame long before I realized it. Maybe the photograph was never meant for him at all— just a small moment he borrowed and returned to the day. Camera: Canon EOS 5 +Lens: Canon Zoom Lens EF 70-210 mm Film: Kodak Professional ProFoto 400 BW (exp. 09.2010) Scanner: Noritsu HS-1800 Film Scanner Photo taken: 17/06/2019

“The Stranger Who Borrowed a Moment”
(Kodak Professional ProFoto 400 BW)

He asked for one frame—
then walked back into the day,
leaving me the pause.

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A quiet pre‑shoot interlude: Nadine Froh, dramaturg and theatre scholar, prepares herself while Moscow seems to hold its breath, watching a gesture meant for no audience. https://www.theapolis.de/de/profil/nadine-froh

A small backstage moment before the main shoot: theatre scholar and dramaturg Nadine Froh, calmly preparing herself and allowing this brief ritual of makeup to be captured.

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Unscripted Lips in Expired Light under streetlight hum, she paints a doorway on air — the city steps through Technical Notes Camera: Canon EOS 5 Lens: Canon EF 70–210mm Film: Fomapan 100 — expired 03/2007 Lab: developed & scanned by luch.lab Date: October 7, 2021 Model: Nadine Froh (Germany)

“Lipstick Interlude on Triumph Square” Lipstick meets mirror Expired film steals the sun— Time wears sunglasses Technical Notes Camera: Canon EOS 5 Lens: Canon EF 70–210mm Film: Fomapan 100 — expired 03/2007 Lab: developed & scanned by luch.lab Date: October 7, 2021 Model: Nadine Froh (Germany)

“Triumph Square: A Brief Ceremony of Lipstick” lipstick warms the cold — a sparrow studies her mirror, Moscow holds its breath Technical Notes Camera: Canon EOS 5 Lens: Canon EF 70–210mm Film: Fomapan 100 — expired 03/2007 Lab: developed & scanned by luch.lab Date: October 7, 2021 Model: Nadine Froh (Germany)

“Fomapan Flashback: Grace in the Developing Light” Sunlight on expired film Lipstick blooms in silver grain— Time wears her sunglasses Technical Notes Camera: Canon EOS 5 Lens: Canon EF 70–210mm Film: Fomapan 100 — expired 03/2007 Lab: developed & scanned by luch.lab Date: October 7, 2021 Model: Nadine Froh (Germany)

Unscripted Lips in Expired Light (Fomapan 100)

under streetlight hum,
she paints a doorway on air —
the city steps through

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An Allegory of Napping (Kodak Vision3 200T + D‑76) Sleep as a philosophy, rendered in a single, generous smear. The Dog as a Verb — Not a creature but an action: to rest, to be present, to make the world softer. 📍 Location: Moscow, Muzeon Arts Park 📷 Camera: Canon EOS 5 🔍 Lens: Canon Zoom Lens EF 70–210 mm 🎞️ Film / Dev: Kodak Vision3 200T; developed in D‑76 📅 Date taken: July 29, 2017 🖨️ Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100

The Memory That Ran (Kodak Vision3 200T + D‑76) A recollection in motion; the film chased the thought and caught its tail. The camera failed to witness form but succeeded in witnessing presence. 📍 Location: Moscow, Muzeon Arts Park 📷 Camera: Canon EOS 5 🔍 Lens: Canon Zoom Lens EF 70–210 mm 🎞️ Film / Dev: Kodak Vision3 200T; developed in D‑76 📅 Date taken: July 29, 2017 🖨️ Scanner: Noritsu LS‑1100

Edges on Holiday (Kodak Vision3 200T + D‑76)

Edges went on leave
A tail scribbles the weather
Summer signs itself

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Там, где смеется вода / Where the Water Laughs Однажды летним днем фонтан превратился в сцену. Смех эхом разносился среди брызг, в каплях воды отражалась дружба, а время остановилось...

One summer day, the fountain became a stage. Laughter echoed through the spray, friendships danced in droplets, and time stood still — just long enough for everyone to feel young again. This is not just water. This is joy in motion.
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“Post-Irony in Stone” (LOMO LC-A + Svema KN‑5D) He laughs at the stone. The sculpture stays unimpressed. Film records the smirk. Location: Muzeon Arts Park, Moscow Sculpture: «Dedication to Defenders» (Sculptor: V.I.Korneev, limestone, metal) Character: Andrew Barkhatov Character’s Camera: Sony RX100m1 Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Photographer’s Camera: LOMO LC‑A Film: Svema KN‑5D (released Jan 1991) Photo Taken: May 6, 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is». The film nearly died. But the frame lives.

🧱 “Stone, Smirk, and Svema” (LOMO LC-A + Svema KN‑5D) He mocks the statue. The stone pretends not to care. Svema keeps the joke. Location: Muzeon Arts Park, Moscow Sculpture: «Dedication to Defenders» (Sculptor: V.I.Korneev, limestone, metal) Character: Andrew Barkhatov Character’s Camera: Sony RX100m1 Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Photographer’s Camera: LOMO LC‑A Film: Svema KN‑5D (released Jan 1991) Photo Taken: May 6, 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is». The film nearly died. But the frame lives.

“A Scene That Never Happened”
(LOMO LC-A + Svema KN‑5D)

He jokes with the stone.
The city pretends it’s nothing.
Svema keeps the truth.

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🎬 “Moscow. A Silent Episode, or Silent Film: Take One” (LOMO LC‑A + Svema A‑2Sh) He shakes a fake fist. The city pretends to notice. Film keeps a straight face. 🎞️ Technical Credits Location: Somewhere in the historical center of Moscow (precise coordinates lost to the chaos of street pantomime) Character’s Camera: Canon EOS 5 (loaded with an absurdly old roll of film that really should’ve expired twice) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Photographer’s Camera: LOMO LC‑A Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired) Photo Taken: July 29, 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned from the original negative, no processing, no corrections — just the raw truth of the moment, as stubborn as Soviet glass.

🎬 “Moscow. A Silent Episode — Take Two” He raises his fist again. The city sighs like an old actor. Shadows rehearse their lines. 🎞️ Technical Credits Location: Somewhere in the historical center of Moscow (precise coordinates lost to the chaos of street pantomime) Character’s Camera: Canon EOS 5 (loaded with an absurdly old roll of film that really should’ve expired twice) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Photographer’s Camera: LOMO LC‑A Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired) Photo Taken: July 29, 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned from the original negative, no processing, no corrections — just the raw truth of the moment, as stubborn as Soviet glass.

🎬 “Moscow. A Silent Episode, or Silent Film” (LOMO LC‑A + Svema A‑2Sh)

He plays at being angry.
The city watches without blinking.
Shadows stay in character.

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🎬 The One Who Points (LOMO LC‑A + Svema A‑2Sh) Gesture as verdict. Nikolskaya is the prologue. Film does not tremble. Location: Moscow, Nikolskaya Street (entrance to Red Square) Model / Character: Andrew Barkhatov (amateur photographer) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Camera (Photographer): LOMO LC‑A (USSR version) Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired in 2003) Date Taken: 26 July 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is».

🎬 “The One Who Threatens” (LOMO LC-A + Svema A‑2Sh) He raises a fist. The crowd flows behind the mask. Film holds the tension. Location: Moscow, Nikolskaya Street (entrance to Red Square) Model / Character: Andrew Barkhatov (amateur photographer) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Camera (Photographer): LOMO LC‑A (USSR version) Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired in 2003) Date Taken: 26 July 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is».

“Nikolskaya as Stage or Theatrical Entrance”
(LOMO LC‑A + Svema A‑2Sh)

Two gestures unfold.
The gate holds its silent breath.
Film records the play.

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“Watching the Watcher” (LOMO LC-A + Svema A‑2Sh) Camera down low. Andrew — a viewer of viewers. Yury — the shadow of sight. Location: Moscow, Red Square Model / Character: Andrew Barkhatov (amateur photographer) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Camera (Photographer): LOMO LC‑A (USSR version) Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired in 2003) Date Taken: 20 June 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is».

“White Line” (LOMO LC-A + Svema A‑2Sh) He stands on the axis. The city moves around him. Grain holds still. Location: Moscow, Red Square Model / Character: Andrew Barkhatov (amateur photographer) Photographer: Yury Yakovenko Camera (Photographer): LOMO LC‑A (USSR version) Film: Svema A‑2Sh (expired in 2003) Date Taken: 20 June 2017 Scanner: Epson Perfection 4490 Photo (with VueScan) Notes: Scanned copy of the original negative, without any processing. In the mode «as is».

“Axis of Observation”
(LOMO LC-A + Svema A‑2Sh)

Two angles of sight.
The city moves around them.
Grain holds the axis.

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