The project deals with banality as one of the most present, yet often unnoticed, structures of everyday life. Starting from common situations, patterns of behaviour, and relationships that constantly repeat themselves, the works point out that the banal is not merely harmless or trivial, but often contains elements of absurdity, discomfort, social toxicity, and concealed violence that become normalized over time. The exhibition seeks to draw attention to that which is so familiar that it almost ceases to be visible: the small mechanisms of behaviour, stereotypical reactions, unnecessary habits, exhausting social rituals, and meaningless forms of communication that shape everyday existence. Precisely through this constant presence, banality acquires its power – it becomes something that no longer surprises, yet continuously drains, burdens, and conditions us. This approach to the banal…
