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The Fish Market Ocean
Mariam Mumladze
Georgia
Every day, we see different urban spaces around us; some are where we live, while others are work areas or streets that we frequently walk or pass by. I grew up in Tbilisi, and my home is near the most famous bazaar in Tbilisi, called the Deserter's Bazaar. It's the most chaotic, noisy, and filthy place I’ve ever been. Public spaces are areas where different people meet each other for different purposes. The bazaar is one of the strangest examples of public space and relations. The people who are here every day at work are boxing everything as much as possible. My main character is space itself, which we see in the first scene. The area really looks like an ocean, but inside the bazaar, people are boxing the spaces. Everything is boxed, like the fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and even the fresh fish are boxed in glass boxes.
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