Normal

In the organizer's words:

"'Normal' is also just a setting on the washing machine." (Whoopi Goldberg) This saying was on a postcard that hung in a friend of mine's apartment. We laughed about it every time I came to visit because we never really felt "normal".

What does that even mean: normal? Mediocre? Boring? Gray? Inconspicuous? Fitted? Or medium-dirty? 25 years ago (at least) my washing machine didn't have an eco program. Was that normal?

... and is it normal that the sun rises every day? Or that the earth revolves around itself? This is generally assumed. But after all, the world could also deviate from its orbit - and then what? Two sunrises/sunsets a day, er in 24 hours? Hours?

Is there then a standard working time or a standard operation? Is it "normal" for the subway to be down in Berlin? And does that also apply to Tokyo? Can blood pressure, mood, the length of the nose, the weather, the time of day, a certain behavior be "normal"?

In any case, "normal" is dynamic. Views on what is "normal" are constantly changing. One moment something is considered "normal" and then it is not. It depends on time and place. "Normality" is a dynamic construct that can change over time. "Normal" is crazy. "Normal" is a utopia.

The artists dedicate themselves to this in a range of comics, collage, illustration, installation, printmaking, painting, mural, performance, screen printing, sculpture and drawing.

Artists

Claudia Bernhardt | Alberto Cruz | Lara Dahlmann | Johanna van Emden | Jochen Geilen | Stefanie Hillich | JumJum | Anaïs Massini | Annika Unterburg | Anna Wagner | Markus Wüste and guests