This work explores the tension between individuality and uniformity, presenting a vision of a future where distinctions such as race and gender become irrelevant, and evolve into a homogenized, collective human experience. The decision to fragment and reorder the human body into an assemblage of different people speaks to the disintegration of personal identity in the face of societal pressures to conform. The middle grey skin tone, created through controlled exposure, neutralizes potential differences and erases characteristics that typically define us. By presenting the body in this way, I invite the viewer to question whether these distinctions truly matter, or if they are merely constructs that can be dissolved in the pursuit of a more equal society.

This exploration alludes to scientific projections that populations may naturally converge on a medium olive-brown skin tone due to increasing globalization, migration, and intermixing of different ethnicities. This potential blending of genetic traits could weaken racism and xenophobia. Estimates suggest that the earliest possibility for this homogenization would be the year 3000. This projection emphasizes the pressing need for societal change now, rather than relying on distant biological evolution to overcome the systemic inequalities and prejudices rooted in physical distinctions.

The concept of ordering, measuring, and aligning the human form, only to result in a chaotic amalgamation, challenges our perceptions of identity and the ways in which we are conditioned to see ourselves and others. The accompanying book offers a hands-on exploration of the themes of fragmentation, conformity, and the dissolution of personal distinction. By slicing each page into four horizontal sections, the viewer is given the power to manipulate the images. Yet, even when the sections are correctly aligned in their natural state of binding, the resulting image does not depict a single, cohesive individual, but rather a composite that remains anonymous and faceless. This fragmentation mirrors the long-term process of blending human characteristics, suggesting a future where individuality persists alongside collective traits.

This work ultimately questions what it means to be human in a world where physical and cultural boundaries have been rendered meaningless.In this future perfect, the only identity that remains is one of collective anonymity, where everyone is both the same and unique. Through this lens, my intention is for this piece to serve as a meditation on the intersection of art, science, and social evolution, highlighting both the utopian possibilities and the challenges of achieving true equality.