A diptych positioning our home footage shot in the 1990s’ Russia alongside a portrait of my mother and her Russian friends, all of whom had migrated to The Netherlands when the fall of the USSR signaled a turning point in their personal lives. Oral histories of cross-border suitcase trading in the 1990s, the first wave of online dating in 2000s and present day dealing with Dutch institutions as a migrant ate retold at a temp that mimics the making of lampshades – our first side job upon moving to The Netherlands – as this all-female support network continues to operate.