Between Spaces

There's a distinct loneliness to mass transit. The space is intrinsically liminal. The stations are artificially lit, carved from cement, environmentally sterile. All of it exists with a certain brutal efficiency. A train arrives, much the same as all the others, full of people with a similar goal. After a few minutes of travel there's a new station, nearly identical to the old one. But the escalator to the surface reveals that the landscape has changed. The space and experience shape the travelers. They're often distant, heads bowed, intentionally unaware, distinctly alone, and inevitably linked. There are moments of connection, emotion, and kindness buried in the mundane, in the corners. The purpose of this project is to document connection and loneliness in an attempt to describe something fundamental to who we are as strangers, as neighbors, and as people.