Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, St Paul, Minneapolis

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Inspired by the diverse and temporal nature of the airport community and how it is inclusive of travelers and airport staff as well as the people of the surrounding neighborhoods and cities, I began to think about how these worlds intersect, what ties them together and most of all, how does it add up to make this place unique?

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Through public outreach and in-person events, we asked the question: You’re offered a one-way ticket wherever you’d like to go. Who knows when you’ll return? What three things would you take along? In total, we spoke with over 1,000 individuals and received written feedback, stories, and images from hundreds of participants, whose responses revealed those cherished possessions that define the profound aspects of our identity. They are reimagined here into a cloud-like composition of floating suitcases and bags swirling in the center of the rotunda, carrying within them the pieces of the multiple narratives that tell the story of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and the people who pass through it.