February 10, 2020

A Day with the Duster


When I meet Eike von Stuckenbrok with his friend Johannes Bonke, I realise pretty fast that the Duster is more than just a car. More than just a vehicle to get from A to B through Mexico. It’s true love.

Eike (a Berlin-based artist, performer and director of the outstanding Birdmilk collective) and Johannes (a Berlin-based producer) bought the yellow duster two years ago on craigslist. Since then they put a lot of time, money and love into the car, drove thousands of miles, growing as humans and also together as friends.

One day they take me on a trip together with Vinny Olympio (an artist and creative director living in San Fransisco) and Klaudia Oliver (a cultural alchemist, artist, and event producer living in San Miguel).

I get a glimpse of their life on the road with the yellow duster.

November 6, 2019

SABBATICAL 19 / BONJUK BAY


There are luckily these places in the world, where people from different countries with a similar mindset gather in peace to celebrate life. I’m happy I found another one: Bonjuk bay. My friends that created the Per Anhalter Festival brought me there in the first place, but the magic of its nature and people kept me there for much longer….15 days full of music, laughter, dancing, painting, and photography. My sabbatical 19 could not have started better… see you soon Bonjukians!

When I decided to guide 39 people into a creative-energetic workshop about the different elements, air, earth, fire and water, I was able to see, how much the people would create out of the aspects of the certain element they represented. The participants of the Air group acted logical and structured, while the earth gang had a grounded and archaical approach. The once that represented Fire were emotional and high energetic, while the water ones went either in all directions or were standing still like a glass full of water.

This workshop ended in being a stunning two hours photo-performance at the beach of Bonjuk, with me as a witness. Thanks to all participants, the Per Anhalter Festival and Bonjuk Bay.