Colombian American artist Kat Geng-Caraballo wants you to reconsider what a "nose job" really is. Her new project, "By Word of Nose" in partnership with "A Puppering" is an interactive art event inviting adults to explore how noses shape, the breath they carry and the smells they sense are deeply tied to identity, belonging and shared experience. This event, taking place on August 23 from 4-6pm at Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, is perfume-free.
“In my thirties when I first met two new-to-me family members — who donned the same nose as me — my perception of my nose changed," Kat said in the press release about the event. "The shame I held from an elementary school taunt was replaced with a deep sense of belonging and pride. I like to say that these two women gave me my first nose job.”
The afternoon begins with a nose puppet welcome, where storyteller Rae De Vine will facilitate the event in nose form, and transitions into a “nose-first” breath reset led by Hanfei Tu, a third-year Alexander Technique trainee. The highlight of the event centers on bringing a large-scale Nose Tree sculpture to life, allowing guests to animate it through puppetry and perhaps their own scripts.
This event is free to the public—come open-minded and open-nosed.