Please,
look inside
While researching bus stops in Claremont, I learned that many were installed with little consideration for the users who rely on them daily. Instead, they were designed primarily for the viewing pleasure of passing drivers, as though bus stops should disappear—made smaller, less visible, and less significant. This discovery saddened me and inspired “Please, Look Inside.
While researching bus stops in Claremont, I learned that many were installed with little consideration for the users who rely on them daily. Instead, they were designed primarily for the viewing pleasure of passing drivers, as though bus stops should disappear—made smaller, less visible, and less significant. This discovery saddened me and inspired “Please, Look Inside."
While researching bus stops in Claremont, I learned that many were installed with little consideration for the users who rely on them daily. Instead, they were designed primarily for the viewing pleasure of passing drivers, as though bus stops should disappear—made smaller, less visible, and less significant. This discovery saddened me and inspired “Please, Look Inside.
The material choices for “Please, Look Inside” reflect its conceptual and functional values. The installation incorporates three distinct elements:
Fresh Flowers: Placed on top, symbolizing the vitality and beauty of a bus stop as a living, dynamic space.
The material choices for “Please, Look Inside” reflect its conceptual and functional values. The installation incorporates three distinct elements:
Fresh Flowers: Placed on top, symbolizing the vitality and beauty of a bus stop as a living, dynamic space.
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Transparent Acrylic Structure: Representing the bus stop itself, this was modeled entirely in CAD software and crafted with a laser cutter. The lattice pattern with alternating transparent and opaque acrylic glass references the humble corrugated metal often found on traditional metal bus stops—a nod to the familiar, reimagined with a modern, transparent twist. This process emphasizes both the technical precision and the design's focus on openness and equitable simplicity.
Transparent Acrylic Structure: Representing the bus stop itself, this was modeled entirely in CAD software and crafted with a laser cutter. The lattice pattern with alternating transparent and opaque acrylic glass references the humble corrugated metal often found on traditional metal bus stops—a nod to the familiar, reimagined with a modern, transparent twist. This process emphasizes both the technical precision and the design's focus on openness and equitable simplicity.
Wooden Display Base: Anchoring the artwork and providing contextual information, the base connects the piece back to nature. It features outlines of leaves stamped onto its surface, grounding the artwork in its environment.
Wooden Display Base: Anchoring the artwork and providing contextual information, the base connects the piece back to nature. It features outlines of leaves stamped onto its surface, grounding the artwork in its environment.
The title “Please, Look Inside” carries two meanings: it invites users to physically look through and experience the transparent, open structure of the bus stop, while also challenging the idea that public spaces like these should be minimized or hidden.
My artwork reimagines the bus stop as a space of dignity and care, celebrating its essential role in daily life. By making the structure transparent, inviting, and beautiful, the project celebrates the experience of those who wait, rest, and rely on bus stops. Surrounding users with blooming flowers creates a moment of unexpected beauty and dignity, offering them not just a functional space, but a place to feel valued and cared for.
The design reflects a commitment to equity, creating a space rooted in love, respect, and thoughtful design for all. At the same time, it invites people who might normally pass by to pause, look inside, and appreciate this often-overlooked piece of public infrastructure as something both beautiful and meaningful.
The title “Please, Look Inside” carries two meanings: it invites users to physically look through and experience the transparent, open structure of the bus stop, while also challenging the idea that public spaces like these should be minimized or hidden.
My artwork reimagines the bus stop as a space of dignity and care, celebrating its essential role in daily life. By making the structure transparent, inviting, and beautiful, the project celebrates the experience of those who wait, rest, and rely on bus stops. Surrounding users with blooming flowers creates a moment of unexpected beauty and dignity, offering them not just a functional space, but a place to feel valued and cared for.
The design reflects a commitment to equity, creating a space rooted in love, respect, and thoughtful design for all. At the same time, it invites people who might normally pass by to pause, look inside, and appreciate this often-overlooked piece of public infrastructure as something both beautiful and meaningful.