People find things rather often, but seldom keep them. Only special objects, touching the finder’s heart, deserve their right to stay. I asked people who kept things they had found, bring them to the studio and photographed them with their findings.
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Tanya and an approximately 20 year old photograph of an unidentified girl with 2 unidentified dogs.
Mitya and a warning sign from a tram depot, saying: "Don't forget to return your record ticket".
Alexander and an iron-cast figurine of famous cartoon characters Gena the Crocodile and Cheburashka.
Valeriy and a transparency with fairytale characters from an unidentified animation.
Julia and a toy rabbit wearing a scarf.
Alex and a book on Poussin with white paint stains.
Irina and a vintage Soviet chair.
Vadim and a part of an old lamp, whose shape he admires as a designer.
Masha and a vintage alarm clock, made "by special command".
Andrey and a flight map of Europe for pilots.
Maria and a 2nd edition guide on Crimea, published in 1925, which she restored herself.
