{"id":51,"date":"2023-01-05T10:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T10:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicklashoffmann.de\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:45:04","slug":"gerald","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/nicklashoffmann.de\/en\/gerald\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerald"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gerald saga: Part 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GERALD\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1pqq154e1i4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The video work <em>Gerald<\/em> is structured as a three-part sitcom that uses humor to explore Tinder, fetishes, and sexual taboos. Gerald, a unicorn balloon animal from outer space, meets Nicklas \u2013 a \"Tinder fuckboy\" and womanizer \u2013 and becomes his pet. After Nicklas hosts a succession of \"side bitches\" and sleeps with them all \u2013 with Gerald watching jealously the whole time \u2013 the latter soon discovers that these women mysteriously vanish during or immediately after the act...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">In <em>Gerald<\/em>, the artist processes his experiences with the dating app Tinder and his impressions of certain fetish-related works from documenta 14. Beyond the permissive culture of Tinder, the project is also about adopting the practices of fetish groups and experiencing them firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Made in<\/td><td>2018<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Material<\/td><td>3 Videos (total 17 Minutes)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artist<\/td><td>Nicklas Hoffmann<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Special Thanks to<\/td><td>Alexandra M. Mitsuy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Has been on view in<\/td><td>Annual exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich (online) (2020)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerald-Saga: Teil 1 Die Videoarbeit Gerald ist als dreiteilige Sitcom aufgemacht, die sich unter Zuhilfenahme von Humor mit Tinder, Fetischen und sexuellen Tabus auseinandersetzt. Gerald, ein Einhorn-Ballontier aus dem Weltall, trifft auf Nicklas, einen \u201eTinderfuckboy\u201c und Womanizer, und wird zu seinem Haustier. 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