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Ari Merten (*1987, GDR) is an intermedia artist based in Berlin. Their practice revolves around music, exploring personal history, identity, and collective experience.


Selected Work:
Scenic Concert Love Songs For a New Future 2021
Video
Sketches For a New Love Song 2021
EP/ Music Video
Cake/ Bel Air 2020
Hybrid Performance
Peeling Fruit in Front of Strangers  
2020
Dance PerformanceNudes 
2019
Audio Installation
Clitorian Reading Room2019
Live Visuals
Bodies of Discourse2017
Desktop Performance
 What’s Good?2017
Meisterschüler Project
The Secret Life of Arabia (Rework)2015
Diploma Exhibition
Poptraumatic2012
Dance PerformanceNudes
2019

“Hey! I sent you a message yesterday but seems it wasn't delivered. I wish you a sweet night and week. Hopefully we see each other again soon! Face-Blowing-a-Kiss-Emoji. Send me nudes!”

Nudes is a performative essay exploring the dynamics of contemporary dating culture. Based on real conversations from apps like Grindr and Tinder, this 20-minute piece weaves together movement, text fragments, and pop cultural references. It investigates how technology, social norms, and pop narratives shape modern courtship rituals — offering an immersive reflection on the emotional and performative layers of digital desire.



Artistic Direction & Music Production: Ari Merten
Choreography: Fran Diaz
Dance: Elle Fierce, Fran Diaz
Stage & Costume Design: Fran Diaz & Manuel Cornelius
Video Documentation: Felix Schütze
Special Thanks: Janett Krückemeier & Edit Literaturmagazin


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