The Airport Society is a collective of opera artists and social entrepreneurs based in Belgium and Germany. The projects empower artists and participants to develop new platforms for social interactions in polycultural societies. Breaking all stereotypes of the elite roots and exclusive environment surrounding opera culture, TAS has been all about entitling minorities and intersectional voices that have historically been underrepresented and systemically oppressed in the exclusive universe of opera. During my research about opera’s cultural evolution, we established that these bold sounds and powerfully vulnerable voices are the most distinguishing feature and most universally celebrated. This became an essential aspect that we wanted to represent visually, and chose to turn it into a typographic language present throughout the identity and communication channels.
Photography: Camille Cooken