Normal
A two-part system that transforms lived experience into a deliberate, controllable playback.
Modern methods of capturing memory prioritise constant recording, often reducing experience into passive documentation. Normal challenges this behaviour by reintroducing intention into the act of capture, encouraging the user to question what is worth holding rather than recording everything by default. It asks how technology can operate quietly within an experience, shaping focus, rhythm, and atmosphere without pulling attention away from the moment.
Capture
The capture device forms memory only through conscious selection. With no screen to immediately review or correct the image, the user is asked to trust the act of capture itself. A switch between audio and image prompts them to consider how each medium preserves a moment differently, through surface, depth, or atmosphere.
A removable data card powers the process, requiring physical removal before anything can be accessed, echoing the delayed and deliberate workflow of analogue systems.