Shards was a site-specific installation created for the gallery Canteen XYZ in Minsk and addressed the issue of changes in factory premises` statuses and turning them into cultural spaces. The work consists of reflections on cultural economy development with opening the new institutions and authors personal history that linked directly to the place installation created for, the former canteen of Kalibr plant. Also level of personal memories introdueced into the work tight with allegories on economics and politics of Belarus. Shards is a direct continuation of the series of works with crystal glass. The video and objects from the action “For Happiness!” that took place on July 3, 2016 on Independence square in Minsk are also used here.