Youborn - Contemporary series - 2012/2013

Scene 5: "Hannalujah"

Scene 4: "Paint it Back"

Scene 3: "Tidy Girl"

Scene 2: "Highspeed Arrival"

Scene 1: "Welcome, Hannah!"

Production notes

The idea to this series was born, soon after I had noticed a strange phenomenon on Youtube: many people showed self-made videos of their spouses giving birth to a child. A little later, the magazine Photography Monthly published an article about the new trend of birth photography. Youborn is a satirical answer to all this.

Publications

Some reviews and articles about the series have been published - and the reactions are controversial, as you might guess. Here's a selection:
JC&Art Magazine
PhotoArt Magazine
Photography Monthly
In October 2013 the series was shown at Wallaby's Open Art Gallery, Berlin.

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Behind the scenes of Youborn

Find interviews with the actors and many other contributors to the series by clicking on the image.

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Production details

Youborn 1: "Welcome, Hannah!"
Production: May 2012
Cast: Kimberley Bernard, Stefanie Masnik, Sasha Pushkin, Bastian von Bömches.
Effects, Styling and Mask Building: Janine Drost.
Bride's gown: Vivien Schlüter/Klash Kouture.
Creative Consultants: Linda Kohl, René Salomon.
Location: Zuckerfee, Berlin
Size: 100 x 160 cm
Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Matt, Forex 5 mm
Limited Edition of 1

Youborn 2: "Highspeed Arrival"
Production: August 2012
Cast: Franziska Wagner, Nils Herres.
Effects, Styling and Mask Building: Janine Drost.
Location: Express train Budapest-Hamburg
Size: 100 x 150 cm
Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Matt, Forex 5 mm
Limited Edition of 1

Youborn 3: "Tidy Girl"
Production: October 2012
Cast: Lena-Marie Kumberger, Nicole Kappler, Betty-Despoina Athanasiadou, Jürgen Nafti.
Effects, Styling and Mask Building: Janine Drost.
Assistant: Lea Lassak
Location: Laundromate Wichertstraße, Berlin
Size: 100 x 170 cm
Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Matt, Forex 5 mm
Limited Edition of 1

Youborn 4: "Paint it Back"
Production: August 2013
Cast: Julia Gorr, Marco Goldenstein.
Effects, Styling and Mask Building: Janine Drost.
Location: Atelier Karsten Krause, Berlin
Size: 100 x 180 cm
Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Matt, Forex 5 mm
Limited Edition of 1

Youborn 5: "Hannalujah"
Production: October 2013
Cast: Miriam Miranda Stadter, Dominik Hermanns,
Ralf Alexander, Nick Utzenrath, Christian Harting.
Effects, Styling and Mask Building: Janine Drost.
Assistant: Juliane Alberts
Location: St. Augustinus, Berlin
Size: 100 x 170 cm
Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Matt, Forex 5 mm
Limited Edition of 1

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