Poikas
Poikas (Boys) is a series I created in my Berlin studio between 2012 and 2017. It portrays ‘the boy next door’, whom I met in everyday situations in Berlin. Poikas sheds light on the self-consciousness and vulnerability often hiding beneath the façade of youthful masculinity. When I moved from London to Berlin in 2010, I was searching for a creative space where I could develop further as an artist. In Neukölln, along the path of the "Mauerweg" (previously Berlin Wall), I found what I was looking for. I discovered an old storefront from the fin de siècle era and began renovating it with a group of friends. As I stared at the rough, oil-painted walls and their wonderful Jugendstil decorations, I suddenly had a vision of Poikas fantasising in this room .
Poikas | Marc Smokescreen
Poikas | Marc Blue Boy
Poikas | Joe Interference
Poikas | Tom Eagle
Poikas | Sebastian Rafter
Poikas | Tom Roll up
Poikas | Marc Starlight
Poikas | Marc Birdcage
Poikas | Steffen Magic
Poikas | Safari Football
Poikas | Tom chair
Poikas | Tino Seduction
Poikas | Sebastian Dive
Poikas | Sebastian Red Strings
Poikas | Steffen Soap Bubbles
Poikas | Leroy Soap Bubbles
Poikas | Sebastian The Shining
Poikas | Sebastian Door Screw
Poikas | Armin Pensive
Poikas | Sese Baba
Poikas | Phillip Release
Poikas | Pato Ripped
Poikas | Yu-Liang with Natasha
Poikas | Nico with Natasha's legs
Poikas | Ole Oil painted ceiling
Poikas | Lars Stahlträger
Poikas | Tino Towel
Poikas | Marco Star Wars
Poikas | Ole Double Vision
Poikas | Sebastian Tool
Poikas | Kochi Yellow Arm
Poikas | Nico Hej
Poikas | David Orange Turquoise
Poikas | Jarek Pigment
Poikas | Kai Bearded
Poikas | Johannes SO
Poikas | Poikas Artist Book
Poikas | Leroy Wollmütze