The images in this series depict laundromats in the North Beach area of San Francisco and were shot in August 2004. The project was initially conceived as an exploration of the use of public space, specifically the conduct of an essentially private domestic function - doing laundry - in a public setting.

Whoever goes out for a spin in Moscow with a bear in the back seat doesn’t get into trouble with the police for the simple reason that no officer is interested in starting trouble with a predator. Outside of the circus ring as well, life is quite a bit more intense for many Russian artistes than it is for their fellow countrymen. To kick off a circus career, an aspiring animal tamer might resort to getting a half-grown tiger on the black market and travelling to appearances by rail with it in the sleeping car.