An example is conclusions that might be drawn from the advertisement below.
This advertisement, for a Turkish women's migrant conference in Amsterdam, stands in for Dutch culture in that shows just how many migrants there are, enough to have a whole conference around. It also stands in for Turkish women's migrant culture. The woman has a suitcase, to represent her migration, and a worried look, perhaps to show her feelings on her lifestyle change. The sky and birds in the background shows how the women might view their migration as "opening doors" to a new life or some sort of freedom. The child and the imagery of the homes in the background may signify the role of women in Turkish society, while the fact that the title of the conference is "Raise Your Voice!" may signify that Turkish migrant women face some issues in their new lands. This is just a quick overview, but this poster seems to stand in for the whole, the whole being the migrant subset of Dutch culture. Through advertisements such as this I hope to gain a greater understanding of Dutch women's roles in the culture; the advertisements will stand in for the whole of Dutch culture.
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I hadn't seen this until today: what an beautiful image. The suitcase is a metonym for travel, and your other readings hold. I'd also suggest that the blurred relationship between "figure" and "ground" (art history terms to distinguish something like foreground and background) suggest that the individual is connected to the environment.
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