Alter Ego

When I think of ALTER EGO, I see four hands twisting and turning the buttons full-throttle. These hands belong to the bodies of ROMAN FLÜGEL and JÖRN ELLING WUTTKE, and if the buttons they keep twisting and turning didn’t have a stop, i.e. if they weren’t buttons at all but wheels, they’d probably turn three or four times on their own axis until they got really dizzy. Instead, they meet the persistent resistance head on with every new »krrrr« and »uiiihhh« or »brmmm« sound at the end of each of their own revolution. Whether they hiss a soft »Geht..s noch?«, or not, is inaudible at that volume, but not unthinkable. For the two men at the other end of the arms, however, whose hands relentlessly continue turning and twisting everything the machines have on offer, there’s always room for a little more. You could say: Roman and Jörn simply enjoy spinning the wheel.