Every time I think of my home country (Belarus), I am reminded of how wonderfully resourceful and creative the people are. Probably those qualities were inherited – together with tolerance – from the Soviet period. As I was born in 1986, I was a citizen of the Soviet Union for part of my early childhood and I still remember my passport with the hammer and sickle on it and the empty racks in the stores. This series is based on once predominant DIY culture in the country of my origin, that developed in the time of my childhood. As I stage my photographs, I refer to my memories and nostalgic feelings for the things that I have seen and heard in the past, events that I have participated in. Here I am talking about creativity, craftsmanship, diligence and typical recycling that were natural to the people living in conditions of constant shortages.