Using bus stops as a metaphor for pauses and stages, the exposition traces the migrant experience, from planning a move to adapting and reflecting in a new country. Divided into three chapters—The Blanket, The Stop, and Visa Diary—each section offers distinct insights. The navigation page presents these ‘stops’ as markers of common patterns and emotional stages in relocation, highlighting the challenges migrants face during the visa process and in adjusting to a new environment.
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This exposition reflects on the phenomenon of the public transport stop as a metaphorical framework for the condition of migration and the figure of the waiting individual. By centering the act of waiting, this research examines how mutual understanding and cultural translation unfold within intercultural encounters. The bus stop serves as both a physical site and a symbolic threshold, a space of transition, suspension, and projection toward an uncertain future. Within this context, the project traces the transformative phases of subjectivity experienced during emigration, emphasizing the temporal dimension of waiting, expectation, and the tension inherent in moments of immobility. The final installation is situated directly within the public sphere, specifically at bus stops, where the object destabilizes the everyday rhythm of transit. By oscillating between staged intervention and authentic environment, the project foregrounds the paradoxical beauty of stillness, alongside the latent unease of anticipation.
- Julija Jonas - Bus Stop - 2025
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