CONCEPTUAL KEY

Train

• Symbol of progress and transformation, as well as notions of journey, adventure and escape;

• In different cultural traditions trains are used as metaphors for personal growth, highlighting a subject's journey of transformation and evolution;

• Vehicles associated with locomotion, industrialization, and technological advancement that lead to progress, as they played a fundamental role in socioeconomic propulsion during the Industrial Revolution;

“Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.” – Walt Disney

Throughout the history of civilization, trains have illustrated progress and industrialization, highlighting human triumphs over nature.

Rich in symbolic interpretations, they are considered by many cultures to be objects of high spiritual value that connect present generations with those of the past and future.

Considering the purpose of transportation, trains evoke the notions of journey and travel, and these issues can be interpreted directly (highlighting the movement of a person or merchandise from one point to another, as well as the different landscapes and unknown territories that will be seen), or in a more profound way (illustrating humanity's desire to overcome the obstacles it faces, or the need to distance itself from them).

In this way, “Echoes of Eternity” follows the symbolic premise attributed by various world philosophies, in which these vehicles metaphorically translate the spiritual journey that characterizes the process of self-discovery and enlightenment of a subject.