Director Van Lieshout follows Russian/Dutch painter Tatyana Yassievich as she works in St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Yassievich documents everyday public spaces – train stations, apartment buildings, cafeterias – through photography and notes. She then paints these locations in a realistic, simplified style, devoid of people, resembling stage sets for the countless stories unfolding within them. Yassievich explains, "I don't paint the people themselves, only the public places they pass through." The film shows her working in her studio, preparing for exhibitions, and reflecting on her connection to the three cities, particularly the transformations in St. Petersburg following the Soviet Union's fall. Interspersed throughout are static shots of the urban landscapes that inspire her paintings.

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