N°5

first edition of 10 

22 × 27 cm

84 pages

thread-sewn hardcover

digital print

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self published

photography & design: 

lena lotus

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signed book

79€ (excl. shipping)

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hip hop as a cultural art form makes up a big part of my life for about 10 years now. in my work N°5 I developed my own visual hip hop, an imagery of my hometowns hip hop-culture. the work illuminates the staging and construction of identity and authenticity within hip hop. 

a critical view of my environment and my reality helped me realize my visual aesthetics. the focus of N°5 lies on staged portraits as well as the places, where hip hop emerges, develops and is performed. in this way I also try to deconstruct clichés in the context of hip hop culture. I want to show what community and unity means to me and the subculture of hip hop.

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apart from photograpy I‘m active in an hip hop artists-collective named noedge, we organize and stage free open mic events, where young musicians can perform and express themselves in constant feedback with the audience.

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love for the visual guidance to Erwin Polanc.

79€