Schach Matt

Part III of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Paul Outerbridge Ide Collar, 1922
2. Julia Hetta Noblesse Nordique, 2012

The creating of a duplicate is avoided when new elements are added. Thus the 'duplicate diptych' depicted above may as well be referred to as 'composed copy' - each detail meticulously thought-out.
/HORST

Convent Disciple, 2013

or 'A Reversed Chronology'

























Top Jil Sander
Shirt Raf Simons
Necklace Cockring
Shorts H&M
Backpack Topman
Shoes Raf Simons

After impersonating Pervert Priest, German Psycho and Golden Boy, I took a formal lesson in convention and discipline. I listened, I learned, I studied. The circle as symbol of an aesthetic school, my beliefs. Dressed in a crisp white shirt and polyester knit, dressed in Raf Sander.
/HORST

Pervert Priest, 2012

or 'Miusing Myself'





























Collar piece Miu Miu
Shirt Valentino
Jacket Dior Homme
Necklace Maison Martin Margiela x H&M

Once you define a theme and establish it as core of an unapologetic and atheistic world order, your beliefs are more than just denominations. They become manifestations of a self-centred religion.
/HORST

Golden Boy, 2012

or 'The Psalms Of Rei'




















Top Marc Jacobs
Coat Comme des Garçons Homme Plus
Jeans Acne
Shoes Raf Simons x Doc Martens

On the seventh day, she created gold. Her command shattered against an artificial earth: 'All that glitters must be gold'. He was naked. And as her creature, he followed an instinctive, universal will.
/HORST

Zhivago, 2012

or 'Don't Push Me In The Bushes'

T-shirt Acne
Jeans H&M
Shoes Ann Demeleulemeester
Necklace Maison Martin Margiela
Pendants Kenzo

A whitewashed boy scout fantasy. Properly equipped for any (antiseptic) outdoor performance: water-repellent T-shirt, whistle, rope, saw, snap hook, multi-strapped boots. Minus the latex gloves.
/HORST