It was two centuries ago when the first Romani people came to Georgia. Today, after almost two hundred years, their community is socially excluded. Many legends have been told about Romani people- some are afraid of them, some are running from them... But the legal rights and the mess in their official documents remain the biggest problems. They can’t even get the medical treatment which is the reason why many gipsy women deliver their babies at home. Romani people just can’t understand why they have to be involved in political life of Georgia. They think that the government just doesn’t care. And the viral stereotypes which are spread in the society make them even more vulnerable. This is the gap which separates the Romani people from the opportunities they could have...

"Nobody leaves the Hasidic community, unless they're willing to pay the price."

Persian New Year, called Bayram, is the start of the new day for the ethnic Azerbaijanians living in Georgia. Their New Year comes with the Spring and it’s celebrated with the feast of traditional dishes and a wide range of rituals, which continues for 4 or 5 days. In 2010 the Persian New Year (Bayram) was officially declared as an international holiday by the General Assembly of the UN. Also in 2009 the celebration became the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. It’s considered to be the living treasure of the humanity. Bayram is over at night, when people put the fire in front of their houses and start to dance and sing around the sparkling flames left from the celebration...

We are 50 people of us, in the basement of a building, in one of the central districts of Tbilisi. The word quickly spread around the city, that ''Drag Show'' was taking place. I remember how my friend advised me not to go there, because it was dangerous. No one was supposed to know, what the show was about to take place, 4 meters underground. And from that day on, the subject of my observation is this very scene and the culture. How is Drag developing in Georgia and what happens, when you can become a different person for a night and talk out about, what you can't say in normal life.... Today, Drag shows and queer scenes are not just for entertainment. It carries a political message and is also the bearer of an important social change.

After a busy day at work, I take the same road everyday. The way back home was a typical routine for me, until I started taking pictures of people, buildings, bus stops on the way. I became a spectator of the things happening around. For example, I noticed florist girl and sunflower seeds seller disappeared and being replaced by a billboard. I saw a growing belly of a gipsy girl, whose husband used to visit her everyday with kids. I felt like I knew all of them. It is a game to defeat monotony.

During Easter, in a village named Shukhuti, Guria region, locals celebrate Lelo. Inhabitants of upper and lower Shukhuti are competing each-other. The ball is made of leather, filled with sand and sawdust and weights 16 kilos. Preparations start in the morning. Local priest puts his blessings on the ball and all the participants. The ball is kept in the church until beginning of the game. In the evening the road is closed, police and ambulance is mobilized also. This time the game took three hours and the lower Shukhuti was the one to place Lelo. In the end the ball was placed on a grave of "Bulua" (Otar Imnaishvili) who died the year before during the game.

“Tbilisoba” is the annual celebration of Tbilisi city which takes place in fall. The first celebration was held in 28th October of 1979. After the 90’s crisis, “Tbilisoba” was renewed in 1995 and since then it takes place each year.

The traders of Navtlughi Market call it Bazaar. They say that they have the lowest prices in the city. The inner part of the market was renewed several years ago, but it’s still empty because there aren’t many sellers or buyers there. That project shows what this market looks like during the Christmas period, what the wishes of the traders are and why they have to sell the products in windy and cold weather.

Five kilometers away from Tbilisi, there’s a district called Vaziani. It’s a former military settlement with 41 buildings. The inhabitants call it “District 13”. There are no trees or green nature around. The asphalt road ends where the settlement starts. Plastic bags fly in the air because of the strong wind. The inhabitants are the refugees from Abkhazia, high mountains and the ones from disadvantaged families. Everything looks like a specially decorated scene from a scary movie. The good examples of this scene are the beauty salon and the tailoring placed in a small room of a two-story building. Those people have neither money nor joy for marriages, fancy dresses or hairstyles. Their only dream is to have drinking water, natural gas and a safe place to live.