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On 10 april 2008 DDV had four photos made.
Related to the Bastard Art Gruppe series they recreate four photos made by four members of the RAF; Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin, Andreas Baader and Jan-Carl Raspe.
The photo of Ulrike Meinhof as a journalist was taken in 1964, the other photos were made by the RAF members themselves while they were imprisoned.
All four RAF members committed suicide in Stuttgart-Stammheim. Meinhof on 8 may 1976, the other three on 18 october 1977.
Having grown his hair long for about two years, DDV was able to recreate the looks of the four RAF-leaders with great precision. With the aid of a skilled hairdresser and photographer the four transformations were realized in just four hours on the same day.
Alternatively four new personages were created; Ulrike Meinfuchs, Gudrun Fuchslein, AndreVos Baader and Jan-Carl Voske.
The same evening - in his final alter ego of Jan-Carl Voske - DDV performed an "Aktion" in the Reformuhka (documented in the events section here).
The photos are also part of an installation for the exhibition "Pop-Eye" in the old State Prison of Hasselt documented here.
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