Lau Hancotte

Within the Western European culture I grew up in, table manners have long structured social behavior and class. They create predictability and order, preventing 'chaos'. I’m fascinated by how these rules silently guide our posture, gestures, and silences.

 In "It looks right but not quite", I explore this choreography through a series of photographs and texts that depict subtle misbehaviours at the dinner table. Displayed in a classic dining room setting, the work invites viewers into a space of quiet tension, where normalcy is gently disturbed. Comments beneath each image reflect my internal dialogue.

I hope to start a conversation with the viewer : Do you feel the urge to correct the model? Or to join them in misbehaving? Ultimately, the work is not just about breaking etiquette, but about revealing the (invisible) rules and expectations that structure how we live together.