Vol 5 / nr 47 / Florence, Italy

Francesca found the print and has decided to keep it!

It's a good project... It's a good idea!!!!! We say "in bocca al lupo"! "buona fortuna"

Vol 1 / nr 67 / Edinburgh, Scotland

Yvonne wrote that her parents found a print from the first ever Random Prints project, A Tree Deserted (no.67/90), in Florence in 2010 and gave it to Yvonne as a gift on their return. Yvonne writes: I forgot all about it until I found it today. I am going to have it framed.

Vol 5 / nr 79 / Dundee, Scotland

Emma found the envelope passing a McDonald's in Florence: We have kept the picture and it is now home with us in the UK!

Vol 5 / nr 76 / Florence, Italy

Nila wrote, that the print was like a gift from heaven: È stato come ricevere un regalo inaspettato, un dono dal cielo, mi ha molto commosso e fatto sentire speciale.

Vol 5 / nr 46 / Coochiemudlo Island; Queensland, Australia

Ali found the print in a gelato shop in Florence: ... and [I] have brought it back to his family in Australia: I think this project is fantastic and love how it connects people from all around the world.

Vol 5 / nr 86 / London, UK

Heidi wrote: We found your beautiful print on the first day of our holiday in Florence. It is now back home with us in London. What a great project - thank you!

Vol 5 / nr 70 / Bournemouth, UK

Alan was thrilled to find the envelope - and it's not the first time he has found art on the street! As it happens, this is the second time I've found free art on the street. I also found some in Dublin back by an illustrator back in February!

Vol 5 / nr 69 / Bornheim, Germany

Simone found the envelope out of a bunch of magazines in Florence at a record store while waiting for service: Just the imagination of they way the print traveled and who might have considered to take it but put it back so it was waiting for me to take it home thrilled me and I will certainly keep it for myself.

Vol 5 / nr 45 / Firenze, Italy

Jacopo found the envelope at the Paperback Exchange bookshop in Florence. He tells:
Now I may keep it for myself, or i may send it to my Icelandic friend Hlin.

Vol 5 / nr 51 / Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

When Troy found the print, he was thrilled. He was traveling through Italy during his holiday. The invitation to pick up the envelope was irresistible. I knew if I didn't I would be missing out on something special.

The print itself is lovely. It spoke to me vividly. I am the director of an organization called Equality Utah. We are the state's political advocacy group for the LGBTQ community. The image of two people, seemingly adrift, but reaching out to each other resonated with our work.

Here in Utah, the LGBTQ community has historically been at odds with the larger Mormon population. But in recent years many people have been reaching out, extending hands of friendship, and helping each other overcome our divisions.

Your piece reminds me of the need we all have to reach out and help each other along our journey. None of us can make it on our own.

Vol 5 / nr 12 / Chicago, USA

David found the print while he walking with his girlfriend in Florence Italy. She was a little apprehensive about picking it up but I convinced her it was OK and we grabbed your envelope. The print is beautiful and we will keep it as a great memory of our experience in Italy.

Vol 5 / nr 68 / Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France

Pierre found the envelope in Florence, when he was just going by with his family: Votre peinture est très belle et remplie de poésie. Je suis moi même fils et petit fils d'artistes peintres. Je garderai précieusement cette carte qui nous lie dorénavent pour toujours.

Vol 5 / nr 38 / Florence, Italy

Gabriele found the envelope at the Strozzi museum (Florence): I was with my best friend around for the city. We studied here but now we are finished. I live in Lecce and he lives Madrid. We decided to meet un in Florence because we have a lots of memories here. For me find the print it was a sign of fate. I started to feeling lucky, and i started to be happy. Seriously i think that this project it's very original, addictive and really funny. I'm telling this story to all my friends. I love the picture: Two people who approach again. Like me and my best friend.

Vol 5 / nr 80 / New York City, US

Effy writes: When I first saw the envelope, I took it on a whim, unsure if it was meant for anyone even though it clearly wasn't. The piece itself is breathtaking and wonderfully done. While I know it wasn't "meant" for anyone, I would like to believe it was meant for me. Titled "Arriving" the piece shows one person reuniting with another - at the time, a moment I could empathize with.

vol 5 / nr 26 / Gniezno, Poland

Michał, age of 14, tells: I was just walking with my aunt and cousin through Florence and I saw it. I was so excited! Now, it's one of these stories me and my entire family tell at parties.

Michał also asked me if there has been any younger ones to find the print - and to my knowledge Michał is at least the youngest whose age I know :)

vol 5 / nr 56 / Paris, France

Maxime found the envelope and writes: Très belle initiative! Ce projet remplit le coeur de voyageurs égarés partout en Europe.

vol 5 / nr 29 / London, UK

Katya found the print in Florence Mercato Central while on Holiday: I saw the envelope on a book shelf "To you, whoever you are". I was so excited and nervous, an Artist I met recently said they had put postcards with messages on in various places she'd visited so I thought it was ok to take it. So glad I did!

She've decided to keep it, frame it and put it up for everyone to see.

vol 5 / nr 83 / Florence, Italy

Oriana tells that she received the print by a colleague who found it: She give me this picture because She know I appreciate art.

vol 5 / nr 43 / Mondragone, Italy

Valentina is a Italian photographer, who found the print in the garden of an ice cream shop a few days back. Now the print, full of pathos and hope, as she describes, is hanging in her bedroom. She found the project to be interesting and says: [...] thank fate for choosing me, made me very happy, I felt privileged and fortunate.

vol 5 / nr 10 / Riparbella, Italy

Chloé is French but currently working in Italy, Toscana. She found the envelope in one gelateria, when she was visiting Florence: J'ai décidé de la garder et je trouve votre "art project" vraiment intéressant : c'est bien de pouvoir échanger sur l'art, et le moyen que vous avez trouvé est excellent! Et puis recevoir une carte postale ça fait toujours plaisir, même de quelqu'un d'inconnu! Je ne sais pas encore ce que je vais faire de la carte mais je pense la garder en souvenir de Florence.

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vol 5 / nr 20 / Florence, Italy

Monica was the first one to found the print and send the location of the print this year (2015): It is beautiful and full of love. I appreciated it so much and I am happy to be the person to find it. A very romantic thing!

Random Prints vol.5, 2015

Random Prints project vol.5 is here. I'll start to leave prints around next week. The artwork is titled Arriving, and there will be signed edition of 90 prints, printed on high quality Photo Rag Ultra Smooth 305g paper (100% cotton) in courtesy of ‪Hahnemühle.

Follow the project process at Instagram (or share your found picture with the tag:) #randomprints2015

vol 4 / nr 67 / Treharris, Wales, UK

Hayley found the print at the reception area of the Kulturforum at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.
Recently I moved back to my home country - Wales, UK and I have glady kept it for myself :) The surprise and the intrigue has keep me interested in the print ever since I found it.