Art in today's society must express itself

by striving to be reflective.

Series: NON-PLACE

Posters inspired

by the book Non-Places

by Marc Augé.

The "non-place" is identified as a space characteristic of our era—ahistorical, transitional, and devoid of identity—where human connection is lost.

It defines both spaces built for specific purposes (such as transport, commerce, or transit) and the relationship formed between the individual and these locations; places where millions of people pass quickly without ever truly connecting with one another.

It is also a process that mirrors societal transformation: the expansion of the metropolis weakens social ties and drains time and energy, leading the individual to inhabit an impersonal world and turning the spaces of contemporary urban life into "non-places."

One can imagine a correspondence between the spaces of the soul and the non-places of daily life—a dynamic that drives the individual toward anonymity, transforming them into a mere "user" indistinguishable from the rest. They become part of a mass of people moving in unison, playing a role, and adhering to a set of rules: waiting one's turn, following instructions, paying, acquiring the product, and consuming.

Places and non-places are never entirely opposed to one another.

They overlap and interpenetrate in a complex interplay of how reality is perceived.

Shades and hazes make it difficult to distinguish or clearly focus on the relationship we form with the spaces we inhabit.

Refugee camps—where people fleeing war and destitution are forced to survive in a state of precariousness—can also be defined as non-places; we must strive to respect both differences and the individuals themselves.

A border is not a wall that forbids passage, but a threshold that invites it.

(Marc Augé)