“The Romanian word for "other", celălalt, carries more weight than its English equivalent. It implies both exclusion and a kind of dangerous power. A power that comes precisely from standing outside what a culture agrees to call normal. This is the concept at the heart of the exhibition. Romanian folklore has always given that power a face. Its outsiders aren't incidental. They are feared and revered in equal measure, because their refusal to conform is exactly what grants them access to something ordinary life can't reach.”

Thom Oosterhof