Monkey Mama and Cat-eyed Woman

Perm, Russian Federation

24 June 2012, Perm Free city festival zone She was selling cats in cages and when I caught her eye, cats eyes fixed my stare right back as I moved on a time warp between the bustling Perm crowd. She was selling photos with a mischievous monkey near the corner of the street where the crowds milled waiting for the pedestrian traffic lights to turn green. She talks with her monkey, chastising it. Despite the thick crowds she and ‘he’ had a special relationship.