Contemporary urban life plays in fast-forward. People use public space mainly as a medium to get from place to place, not as a destination. They practically share the space with each other, but they rarely use it to connect. That lack of connection creates alienation that ends up in exclusion. What would happen if we could simply pause for a moment and connect with what surround us and actually experience the space and the people in it? Wouldn't it be nice to meet you?

Presenting the perspective and state of mind of the homeless living in the downtown area.

Pari Banu is a trans artist with an interdisciplinary and contemporary approach to her work. In her interview, she explains the connection of her inspiration to city planning. She also talks about queer oppression and her struggles while living in Baku. Authoritarian and phobic spaces leave many queers with no choice, and Pari Banu is one of those who left the city to seek a safer and more secure space where people respect her identity. She explains the issue further in the interview.