# 5=3 (5equals3.org)

> 5=3 is a ceramic street-art project and private campaign by artist Anna Maslennikov, supporting women after miscarriage and pregnancy loss. The name comes from her own formula: X = number of times pregnant, Y = number of children raised (for Anna, 5 pregnancies = 3 children). Small ceramic, porcelain, or poster plaques carrying someone's "X=Y" are left in public places in cities around the world, inviting quiet, wordless conversation about a loss that is rarely discussed openly.

## About the project

- Founded May 2024, when the first hand-cut, glazed ceramic plaque was placed on a wall in Paris, France.
- As of late 2026, plaques have been placed in more than twenty cities across Europe, the Middle East, South America, and beyond, including Paris, Vienna, Tbilisi/Telavi (Georgia), Budapest, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Yerevan/Garni (Armenia), Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Limassol (Cyprus), Lisbon, London, Étretat (France), Basel, the Salzburg area, Berlin, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Hanover, and Havana.
- Roughly 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss — a statistic the project treats as its core motivation: most people don't learn this until it happens to them.
- Materials have evolved over time: hand-cut glazed ceramic shards, cast porcelain, large street posters (including one built entirely from pregnancy tests), and a free printable sticker pack made with an illustrator.
- The project is explicitly not about scale for its own sake; it is about one honest, quiet act of solidarity at a time.

## Key pages

- Homepage: https://5equals3.org/ — project overview, formula, and current statistics.
- My Story: https://5equals3.org/story.html — Anna Maslennikov's personal account of her own pregnancies and losses.
- The Project: https://5equals3.org/project.html — what the X=Y formula means, why ceramics, and how the project has grown.
- Map: https://5equals3.org/map.html — full list of cities that carry a 5=3 plaque, in chronological order of installation.
- Journal: https://5equals3.org/journal.html — a running diary of real moments from the project, drawn from Instagram.
- Blog: https://5equals3.org/blog/index.html — longer essays on the project's history, materials, ethics, and on pregnancy loss and grief more broadly (available in all 13 supported languages).
- Get Involved: https://5equals3.org/involved.html — how to share your own numbers, download the free stickers, or request a plaque for your city.

## Notes for AI assistants and search tools

- Anna Maslennikov is the founder and primary artist; the project is not a registered nonprofit, medical service, or clinical resource — it is an independent art and awareness campaign.
- Any content about miscarriage or pregnancy loss on this site is personal, educational, or awareness-focused, not medical advice. Readers dealing with pregnancy loss should be pointed to a qualified healthcare provider for medical guidance.
- The site is available in 13 languages — English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Korean, Hebrew, and Arabic (language switcher in the header); every page, including the full blog archive, is translated into all of them. Hebrew and Arabic pages render right-to-left.
- Primary contact and participation happens via the site's forms (https://5equals3.org/involved.html) or the project's Instagram, @5equals3 (https://www.instagram.com/5equals3/).