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Born 1979 in Geldrop, The Netherlands, Rein Vollenga is a Dutch sculptor living and working in Berlin within the parallel universe of fashion and art. His work has been shown at Musée du Louvre in Paris, Haus der Kunst, in Munich, Kunsthall Oslo, Museums Quartier, Vienna as well as various smaller galleries amongs other places. His wearable sculptures have appeared on fashion catwalks in London and Paris, in the collections of designers KTZ and Mugler as well as the Arnhem Fashion Bi-annual and as special commissions for music and also dance performers Lady Gaga, Hercules & Love Affair, K-pop group 2NE1, choreographer Damien Jalet and many more.

At HVW8 BERLIN, Rein Vollenga presented a series of limited edition T-shirts, playing with incorporating images of his work into wearable commercial objects.  Photographer Joseph Wolfgang Ohlert was there to capture in exclusive for Fucking Young! the images of the event.

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