The experience of tolerance exists within symbols, practices, and figures. However, the landscape of tolerance is often closely tied to its geographic counterparts. This geographic area provides us the information and reality of the archipelago – from before The Republic existed, up until 70 years afterwards.

This archipelagic reality never stops evolving and becomes the deposit or sediment of a culture of tolerance in a constant state of flux. By “pointing” to the spots of where tolerance has been successfully cultured in the geographical landscape, other experiences are nurtured and the awareness of this experience of tolerance become key indicators for the growth of the archipelago’s civilization. The occurrences of these experiences spread out from the west to the east, like an emerald chain. This chain is a symbol of how strength and durability can pull back from the brink the seemingly impossible.