Every person we encounter is the protagonist of their own sprawling, intricate narrative, filled with triumphs, heartbreaks, and silent moments of reflection. Yet, in our daily lives, these rich stories remain hidden, just beyond our grasp. THIS IS ABOUT THE STORIES WE’LL NEVER TELL explores this profound reality by transforming the simple act of a commute into a meditation on the human experience.
Imagine a train car, a temporary vessel where countless individual universes converge. People from all walks of life—each on their own unique journey—are brought together for a fleeting, irreplaceable moment. The hurried commuter on their way to a life-changing meeting, the person returning home to an empty apartment, the young student traveling to their family after failing an examination. For a brief instant, their paths intersect, creating a tapestry of silent narratives. As quickly as this convergence happens, it dissolves, with each individual story diverging once more, never to meet in the same way again.
This exhibition captures the weight of these untold stories—the ones we carry within us but never share with strangers. It’s a poignant reminder that while we often feel isolated in our personal journeys, we are in fact surrounded by an infinite number of lives, each as vivid and complex as our own. We remain spectators to these untold chapters, unaware of the sagas unfolding beside us.
Ultimately, this collection invites us to move beyond the surface and practice empathy. It challenges the notion that life is a solitary race. Instead, it frames existence as a beautiful, harmonious convergence of countless stories—a dynamic and continuous interplay of lives intersecting and separating. To be truly alive is to recognize and appreciate this magnificent, ever-shifting landscape of shared and untold human experiences.
—Words by Bryan Casio