Trace every line of your symmetry

Isabell Kessler

What is normal? What is not? Based on these questions, the series TRACE EVERY LINE OF YOUR SYMMETRY contains an interplay of sensual, natural, physical, and analytically constructed as well as comparative representations. The generally accepted ideal human form, disseminated by the media as a doctrine, should not be an absolute norm. Physical differences should be considered normal. The photo book deals with the clinical picture of "scoliosis" and traces the development of the resulting symptoms of the photographer from 2007 to 2021. 14 years passed before she felt able to come to terms with what had happened. The aim of the work is to draw attention to this situation and to encourage those affected to lead a life of self-confidence and free from false shame, in dignity and with the development of personal potential.