It has been a recurring approach at REGULARNORMAL to build exhibitions based primarily on the synchronicity that might exist between the invited artists. Once assigned, the theme emerges. For this presentation, a collaborative effort between REGULARNORMAL and our esteemed colleagues at THE APARTMENT, we have chosen a theme that celebrates the experience of traveling to unfamiliar places and meeting a stranger who, like you, is a newcomer to that city or country.

These artists, who play a crucial role in our exhibition, have the opportunity to travel, do gallery shows, biennials, art fairs, residencies, institutional exhibitions, family visits and many other events in their lives. With that in mind, we present the situation mentioned in the opening text, and whether, in an energetic agreement, both parties decide to move forward with building a possible friendship, camaraderie, lasting or short-term relationship or a single moment of extended memories. It is a subject that arouses our curiosity, and around these connections, we are interested in knowing first hand how they are represented within their respective artistic practices.

"What is equal, is not advantageous." presents the possibility of an unexpected equilibrium between two (or more) individuals who are both in a state of real-time discovery, given the circumstances of a chance encounter between two "tourists" who have little or no prior knowledge or recognition of the exact space they are occupying at that given moment.