Passengers

Passengers

by Evan and Stacey Studio

Exhibition Dates: May – October 2026

Location: A Gates

Airports are full of human connection, yet at the same time they can feel repetitive and impersonal. In these environments, people are often reduced to the simple role of “passenger,” moving through a system designed for efficiency rather than individuality. Passengers explores this sense of sameness and disconnection through the use of repetition, simplified forms, and minimalism to reflect how airports can feel like emotionally distant spaces.

At the same time, airports are full of meaningful and personal moments. They are places where people reunite, say goodbye, feel excitement, have anxiety, or experience loss, all often in very visible and powerful ways. Human interactions in these places bring individuality into otherwise standardized spaces. Passengers highlights these moments of connection by incorporating the viewer through mirrors to reveal the human side of airports.

By showing both the impersonal and personal nature of airports, Passengers mimics how these spaces are more than just a place of transit. In Passengers, this terminal becomes a hub where disconnection and connection exist together, reflecting the complexity of modern life.