When a Russian art company contacted Tasmanian street artist Jamin and invited him to Moscow, he thought he was being scammed.
But, the works of the Hobart-based artist are now for all to see at the FIFA World Cup stadium in Moscow.
The cup kicks off at the Luzhniki Stadium on June 14 and has a touch of Tasmania on display.
Russian art company Novatek Art was tasked with finding artists to paint buildings at the stadium and scoured Instagram in their search.
Through hashtags they found Jamin's work.
"They wanted six artists from different continents and they found me and selected me as the Australian representative," Jamin told Helen Shield on ABC Radio Hobart.
"I wouldn't have dreamed that something like that could happen, but it did — and it was a bit strange to begin with.
"I wasn't sure if it was real, I thought maybe it was some sort of scam or something but I went along with it for the first week."
The discussions then turned serious and he was asked to apply for a Russian visa.
"Once they bought the tickets for me I was pretty sure it was real," he said.
Jamin was among artists from Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands to paint buildings at the stadium.
He chose to paint a macaw.
"As people are wandering into the game or using it recreationally they'll see our works scattered throughout the grounds," he said.
Jamin said he was given creative freedom while in Russia.
When interviewed by local media, he was asked if he was worried about being followed by Russian agents.
"I thought that was quite amusing; my answer to her was, 'I wasn't, but I am now'," he said.
"[The journalist] later clarified what she was talking about, to say it was a popular mythology that Westerners came to Russia and were followed."
Jamin's work can be seen in Tasmania on the outside of a café in North Hobart, which also depicts a macaw.
In the state's north, a macaw can be seen at a popular Launceston nightclub.
Jamin describes the work as a "dimensional travelling bird coming out of portals."
It's based on a bird he and his family met at tourist attraction ZooDoo, about half an hour from Hobart.
"This was a very curious and inquisitive little guy," he said.
"At that time in my life there was a lot going on and the time I spent with this little bird was meaningful."
