Desire for ...
Die Bilder sind Teil einer Serie von 4 Werken. Sie stehen in Verbindung mit einem Artikel von mir: An Emancipatory Topology of Desire (2020); World Futures, 2020, 76 (5-7), pp 420-433. In diesem Artikel beschreibe ich unterschiedliche Formen emanzipatorischen Begehrens (desire). Die Bilder imaginieren unterschiedlicher Begehrensqualitäten aus einer queeren, nicht-binären Perspektive. Diese wollen zu entsprechenden Handlungsstrategien anregen, nämlich zu spielerischer Profanierung gesellschaftlicher Fetische, zu mutiger Abweichung von gesellschaftlichen Normen, und zu radikalem Ent-Werden (Unbecoming) von den Rollen, die uns zugeschrieben werden. Welche Grenzen in unseren Köpfen und Lebensrealitäten ließen sich verschieben, wenn wir diesen Begehrensqualitäten Raum in uns geben? Welche Möglichkeitsräume könnten dadurch entstehen?
The paintings are part of a series of 4 works. They are related to an article of mine: An Emancipatory Topology of Desire (2020); World Futures, 2020, 76 (5-7), pp 420-433. In this article I describe different forms of emancipatory desire. The paintings imagine different qualities of desire from a queer, non-binary perspective. They aim to inspire appropriate strategies for action, namely the playful profanation of social fetishes, courageous deviation from social norms, and radical unbecoming from the roles ascribed to us. What boundaries in our heads and life realities could be shifted if we gave these qualities of desire space within us? What spaces of possibility could arise as a result?
The paintings are part of a series of 4 works. They are related to an article of mine: An Emancipatory Topology of Desire (2020); World Futures, 2020, 76 (5-7), pp 420-433. In this article I describe different forms of emancipatory desire. The paintings imagine different qualities of desire from a queer, non-binary perspective. They aim to inspire appropriate strategies for action, namely the playful profanation of social fetishes, courageous deviation from social norms, and radical unbecoming from the roles ascribed to us. What boundaries in our heads and life realities could be shifted if we gave these qualities of desire space within us? What spaces of possibility could arise as a result?
From the Diary of a Non-Binarian
Tagebucheinträge aus dem Tagebuch einer nicht-binären Persönlichkeit. In den Einträgen zeigen sich unterschiedliche Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen des nicht-binären Daseins. Dysphorische, ängstlich-bedrückte oder traurig-gereizte Stimmungslagen prägen diese Erfahrungen oftmals. Die öffentliche Debatte zu Nicht-Binarität ist gerne geprägt von Voreingenommenheit, Unverständnis und Nichtwissen. Wer sich beispielsweise nicht nachvollziehbar und wie erwartet als Frau oder Mann benimmt, spürt sofort die Konsequenzen. Geschlechtliche Identität ist jedoch nicht abhängig von oder ablesbar an Äußerlichkeiten, Vorlieben oder Verhaltensmustern. Die Posen der Figuren sind inspiriert von epischen Posen der Kunstgeschichte.
Diary entries from the diary of a non-binary personality. The entries reflect different moments and experiences of non-binary existence. Dysphoric, anxious and depressed or sad and irritated moods often colour these experiences. The public debate on non-binarity is still often characterised by bias, a lack of understanding and ignorance. For example, anyone who does not behave as a woman or man in a comprehensible and expected way immediately feels the consequences. However, gender identity is not dependent on or readable from outward appearances, preferences or behavioural patterns. The poses of the characters are inspired by epic poses from art history.
Diary entries from the diary of a non-binary personality. The entries reflect different moments and experiences of non-binary existence. Dysphoric, anxious and depressed or sad and irritated moods often colour these experiences. The public debate on non-binarity is still often characterised by bias, a lack of understanding and ignorance. For example, anyone who does not behave as a woman or man in a comprehensible and expected way immediately feels the consequences. However, gender identity is not dependent on or readable from outward appearances, preferences or behavioural patterns. The poses of the characters are inspired by epic poses from art history.
M.E.G.A. - Make Europe Great Again
Vier Miniaturen, die um verblendeten Größenwahn kreisen. Einzelne sind es, die sich wichtig machen und aufblähen, auf Kosten Vieler, die dabei unter die Räder kommen. Und was lässt sich nicht alles größer und besser machen: Luftschlösser, künstliche Intelligenzen, Egos, Unternehmen, Staaten. Wachstum bis zum Platzen. Gerne wird dabei auf bereits geplatzte Seifenblasen referenziert. Der vergangene, zerplatzte Glanz soll wieder neu strahlen, noch schöner, noch schillernder. Bis zum neuerlichen Platzen.
Four miniatures that revolve around deluded megalomania. It is individuals who make themselves feel important and inflate themselves, at the expense of many who fall by the wayside. And what can't be made bigger and better? Castles in the air, artificial intelligence, egos, companies, states. Growth until the bubbles burst. One also likes to refer to bubbles that have already burst. The past, burst splendour should shine again, even more magnificently, even more dazzlingly. Until it bursts again.
Four miniatures that revolve around deluded megalomania. It is individuals who make themselves feel important and inflate themselves, at the expense of many who fall by the wayside. And what can't be made bigger and better? Castles in the air, artificial intelligence, egos, companies, states. Growth until the bubbles burst. One also likes to refer to bubbles that have already burst. The past, burst splendour should shine again, even more magnificently, even more dazzlingly. Until it bursts again.
My new pet
The two paintings of this series pick up on our emotional relationship with technological development. Will we soon form an emotional bond with drones and robot dogs in the same way we do with pets?
At first glance, it seems absurd to have a drone on a leash or a remote-controlled, autonomous robot dog. And yet the leash symbolises our emotional involvement with these technologies and the bond we form as a result. And attachment always means the dependencies that arise from it.
non-binary torso
In Western, neoliberal and affectively charged societies, the body has become a medium for self-presentation. It is an object that wants to be shaped and formed, albeit under the dictates of social ideas and norms of recognizability, beauty, success, performance orientation and invulnerability.
This raises the question of how I want to present myself and my body? This selfie series of 16 photos is an answer to that. My focus is not to stage my own body for an audience or a specific context in a certain way, but to see myself unadorned and radically. One could speak of a staging for myself.
The strategy of ambiguity is important here. It's not about committing to an either/or, but about the state of suspension of a both/and. It is an attempt to withdraw my body from stereotyping and generalizing attributions. At first glance, the presenting body cannot be quickly and clearly assigned to any of the binary gender categories and thus probes to elude social standardization. One could also say, it is about finding an in-between within parallel realities or identities.
Pains of In-Between-States
Today, the debate about identity and belonging is a complex and per se open matter. Nevertheless, or perhaps precisely because of this, simple attributions and polar categories are often used to radically limit and exclude this very openness. However, moving in such a diverse field requires the necessary courage and the ability to endure contradictions and contradictory aspects and to deal with them in a constructive manner. It takes the courage to keep things in limbo, in the unknown and unresolved. The photos in the series, all self-portraits, show the fears and pain of this confrontation. Wandering between worlds takes energy. Being displaced, be it concrete physical displacement or identity-related dislocation, is a tough undertaking, exhausting and a challenge both physically and mentally. The photos of the series show tense moments of being in-between and traces the tension and irritation that arises in spaces of transition and is often overlooked or swept under the carpet as society likes us to be strong, especially in phases of transition. The series is made up of 6 photos. 12c pigment print. Numbered series of 1 to 10 prints. 30x40 cm.
Queer Tools: Phallus Cutter
When the phallus thicket becomes too dense and the machismo gets out of hand, it's time for another phallus cut. Use our model for this. The best phallus cutter currently available.
Two rotor blades whirl through the air. They can be moved against each other and have sharp blades made of high-quality manganese steel. This material is very hard and extremely wear-resistant. This means that even very hard phalluses can be cut easily and simply. This makes phallus cutting fun and easy. The device is also low-noise and can therefore be used in built-up areas.
The series consists of 4 photos. The object is a kinetic sculpture by artist George Rickey.
staircase
The 7 photos of the series examine the aesthetic appearance of a staircase. Straight lines, but also triangles, play the main role and lead to a specific, technoid and distanced aesthetic of the functional structure. The twilight and reflective glass surfaces that predominate in this staircase, as in many staircases, contribute to a somewhat cool atmosphere that contrasts strangely with the warm colours of the photos taken without flash.
Time Machine
Technical progress is turning faster and faster. It could almost make you dizzy, like when you take a ride on a Ferris wheel and it turns and turns, faster and faster, more and more rapidly. In the night. No more ground under your feet. Time blurs, spins, moves. My knowledge and my wealth of experience about technology blur, turn and move. Where will I find myself again?
Photo on iPhone SE (1st generation)
Print size and price upon request (Small series, numbered and signed)
