Georg Meyer-Wiel on Five Layers of Flash

- Artist’s statement on the print series -

The five archetypes that Alex embodies in Uncovered resonate with me deeply. I’ve long been drawn to images that explore the act of undressing - a process that reveals more than just skin. This fascination likely comes from my early background in fashion design, before I moved into costume design. To me, clothing is never just fabric. It is an extension of identity. It carries color, texture, and unspoken codes about belonging, desire, and how we want to be seen.

These layers have always played an important role in our culture, and especially in the gay scene I grew up in - a world that shaped my visual language and my interest in how we choose to reveal or protect ourselves. Undressing, in this sense, is not about exposure alone, but about transition.

“For Five Layers of Flash, I combined visual references from each chapter of Uncovered and arranged them as a sequence. Placed side by side, they trace different stages of unveiling the body. Each image holds a tension between strength and vulnerability - between what is shown and what is guarded. Transformation runs through the entire series, and it is something I personally connect to. At different points in my life, I have recognized myself in each of these archetypes.”

Each figure holds its own emotional state - its own inner climate. The titles of the works do not simply describe characters; they name states of being. These images are not costumes or roles. They reflect how the body carries experience, emotion, and memory. In this way, the body becomes more than something to be seen - it becomes a vessel for the emotional landscapes we move through.