Does it Matter? by Victoria Parfuonova

Artist's Statement
Victoria Parfuonova
Russia St. Petersburg
graphic design student

Hello,
I wouldn't say that this problem is that acute in my country. We've got
so much others to deal with. We don't think of it as a problem, so to speak.
We make jokes about it, we tease, we laugh - police have right to check on the
man's documents for no particular reason - one can be turned down - just because
of him or her looking a bit different, his skin being of a different color don't know.
Being dressed differently, having bigger nose, whatever, and it does take place, and
we just seem to take it as it is. To my mind, if more of us questioned themselves,
whether we really don't care about anything but the person here things would probably
start getting better.

It is pretty much harder to find a soul mate, than a color match.

With cats it is different though.

fancyv88@hotmail.com
thanx


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