The art of sitting still: How the street chairs of Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, taught a Russian émigré to slow down

Alexander Zakharenkov moved from Moscow to Tbilisi in 2022. Right away, he was struck by how many chairs, armchairs, and couches were sitting out on the street — a favorite place for street vendors, residents of nearby apartment buildings, and passersby to sit and rest. Zakharenkov started photographing these spots, and before long he even bought a chair of his own. He set it out on the street and watched it from his balcony to see what would happen to the chairs when their owners weren’t around. That first chair was stolen almost immediately, so Zakharenkov bought a new one. After two years i