Alter Ego is the sequel of YONO and also the title of YONO’s new single, released in summer of 2019. It reflects on the relationship, interaction and sometimes blurred limits between the author and his performance character.
The lyric video, which has been published as a first part of Alter Ego, is based on YONO’s Instagram Stories from 2018.
Alter Ego seizes on the visual impact of fire arms as a symbol of power and masculinity, and questions these relationships.
YONO, an art direction project which researches, through performance, the inner workings of fake-it-till-you-make-it of our generation, aspirations toward fame, and the line between what’s fake and what’s real. YONO was awarded an ADG Laus Bronze 2019.
YONO on Instagram
YONO on Spotify
The project consists in the creation of the identity and execution of the visual communications for the fictitious artist, YONO. Posing the facade on two fronts: Instagram and public events; meanwhile maintaining a steady pace performing in the world of trap music.
The aim is to entertain, but also to bring awareness to the use/abuse of social media and to promote diversity by thinking beyond heteronormativity.
The original project’s outcome in 2018 were two trap music singles, their cover art, and one music video; a compilation video of Instagram stories published during the days of active performance; and the design and production of a jean jacket based on the visual identity of YONO.
Sentiment Solutions by the Performance Class of HfG Offenbach is a 360° virtual exposition of students’ individual projects, supervised by Prof. Britta Thie, workshopped with New Scenario. It was awarded by Frankfurter Künstlerhilfe in 2017 as Best Project of HfG Offenbach’s annual show and featured by Novembre Magazine.
Story of ReproSense, a print publication which narrates the story of a young couple’s long-distance relationship in a dystopian future from their individual points of view.
To read the entire story, check out the online version of the book.
ICH WILL SO WIE ICH SEIN (I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE ME) is a hand-made book which studies the concepts of authenticity and self-trolling, as well as mechanisms of impression management.
An online version is available with Spanish translations of the original in German.
The project was presented at the 2017 annual show of HfG Offenbach in a live performance by Heidi Merkel, a fictitious drag character, reciting her reflexions on authenticity; furthermore a sound installation formed part of the exhibition.
Heidi Merkel, a fictitious drag character that has been hosting numerous performances, is also the protagonist of several photography projects and one of the core elements which represent her author’s ongoing research on gender stereotypes.
Buddha App Says, an interactive performance by BBB_ that invites visitors to meditate, sing and practice yoga in a techno-spiritual ambience or to unwind in virtual reality environments.
REAL SHIT is an experimental publication which pairs images of war, violation of human rights, and environmental catastrophes with headlines of yellow press that draw our attention. A criticism of our priorities and habits consuming press and the media.
REAL SHIT forms part of Autoedita con Alegría, a project of RV.Papers, Alex Zeta and IED Visual, which features self-published works and puts them on sale on selected occasions.
