Normopati

4000 pcs Painted MDF

Normopati, exhibited at KUK last year, engages with themes of repetition, normalcy, and the body. The installation fills the wall with rows of identical white noses, extending upward to the ceiling, creating an unsettling sense of uniformity. Each nose, while distinct in its individual form, repeats endlessly across the surface, questioning ideas of individuality and the pressures of societal conformity. In this way, the work confronts the idea of normopathy—the desire to fit within accepted standards at the expense of uniqueness.

The repetition of the nose plays on the body's role in shaping our identities, how we are seen, and how we blend into or resist homogenization. The nose, an oddly specific body part, symbolizes the way small, distinct features of the self can be subsumed into larger institutional structures. It’s not just the repetition that feels oppressive, but the eerie sameness, where the identity of each nose blurs into one collective.

Through Normopati, the body becomes a site of both rebellion and submission, a reflection on how the structures we live within encourage a collective sameness while erasing the distinctiveness of our physical and personal selves.