From the artist's manifesto, he explains Functiocollage - "I use old objects, at one time mass-produced, that generally have no material value. Often, knowledge of the purpose of the objects has been lost...Through the combining of various objects in a single composition positioned at various angles within the subject that has been determined, I hope that my work will help the viewer approach one aspect of the eternal secret of Time and the Essence of things"

Petersburg as a model of abstract geometry is characterized in "Old Bicycle." The license tags are from 1953, the year of Stalin's death and 1936, the year the Great Purges began.