In this project I juxtapose street photography with frame theory.

The street-photographer's frame instructs one to find a random passer-by and extract from the encounter a single, unposed image—without any prior agreement. The moment I ask, «May I photograph you?» the construct shifts, and the familiar subject / object hierarchy is called into question. A re-framing occurs: the stranger instantly assumes the role of co-author, activating social rituals—smile, pose, the willingness to «help get a good shot».

It is precisely this transitional zone that interests me: the point at which the settled rules of shooting reboot and both parties search for new footing.

Two sequential acts:

Unformalised observation — I photographed passers-by without seeking consent, following the logic «find x shoot x disappear».

Re-framing through contact — After the first shot I opened a conversation and offered a second, «institutionalised» session. In the new context the same person reproduced a familiar visual script, assigning socially approved meanings to the act of photographing.

A dual structure emerges: dis-framing is first experienced by the sitter, then by myself. For a brief moment neither participant is sure which rules still apply.

The installation employs double exposure. Cloth panels function as a metaphor for the chance encounter, while the framed images on the wall stage the passer-by's «gaze regime». By overlaying these layers I try to bring two modes of perception into proximity without erasing their differences. The resulting space becomes a site where both sides recognise the limits of their own positions.