St.
Petersburg has officially got 18 districts. Each of them has its own style and
a character. Districts differ from each other by geographical principle,
housing prices, metro availability and transport accessibility.
But each
inhabitant has his «own», preferable, district. This is the place where he is free from office or home nets — in dreams at least. Such district got a number
19 from me.
I started
exploring my new district, looking for my invisible city. I marked out the
routes for the bus, the trolleybus, the tram and the shuttle — all with the
number 19 — on the map and invented search rules for them. I decided that all
these means of transport — with «19» number — should always deliver me to the
right place — and went on a journey in different directions. My tour showed me new details linked to this number — the signs that were left unnoticed or ignored before. I suddenly realized how many things around relate to it. That
is how this project has become my personal life story.
On the 19th
of June a very important event took place this year — I bought an apartment,
the first own property after many years of living in St. Petersburg. By the end
of the year I’ll be able to open the door of my new home. On the 19th day of each month the down payment for my new apartment, my cage, will be written off
from my card for many years ahead. Even the flat I am now living in has got a number 19. The search of the non-existing place has helped me to sort myself
out and find exactly the thing I was looking for. It has happened that I’ve
been living in district 19 for a long time. To understand this, you just must
look from different angle and change your attitude to the challenge you face.
The freedom I’ve been looking for all previous years was found inside me. And it’s
me only who can break all limitations and walls imagined by myself.
District 19
is the place on the city map, which is full of dreams, butterflies and the
wind.
