speak about what it was to be made invisible?
1) We talked for about twenty minutes, long enough for me to observe every minuscule detail about him—the power of his intense eyes and his young sensitivity, the sense that he was just passing through.
I would like to know what does "passing through" here mean? Does it mean "rich experience"? Thanks.
2) Mark’s parents had been interned in a concentration camp for Japanese in the United States during World War II, and even though he didn’t know this at the time we were making the movie, he was deeply motivated to speak about what it was to be made invisible.
I would like to know what does "speak about what it was to be made invisible" here mean? Thanks.