Metró 3 [Budapest, Hungary 2018]

• Photographer
  Arthur Bauer

Line 3 of the METRÓ was built in the 70s with the help of the Soviet Union. The M3 is currently being modernized, and half of the line is already under reconstruction. Soon the last traces of Soviet European aesthetics will have disappeared from the cityscape: intense wall colors, playful design elements, and dramatic lighting. Together, these elements create an atmospherically dense place full of theatricality and nostalgia. Although people move in public space, each seems to be absorbed in his or her own affairs. Intimate situations or curious moments arise. The Metró becomes a stage.

Arthur Bauer, born in Kazakhstan in 1983, immigrated to Germany in 1991. After studying political science, sociology, and psychology at the University of Mannheim, he has been working in the field of photography and film. As a social scientist, he is interested in how context affects people and how people shape their environment. Photography encapsulates this relationship, providing a glimpse into the world of thoughts and emotions. For him, photographs are like frames from a cinematic scene that inevitably make you wonder what just happened or what will happen next.